"Distinct Prevalence of Antibodies to the E2 Protein of GB Virus C/Hepatitis G Virus in Different Parts of the World."

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Journal of Medical Virology, "Since the identification of the new human virus, GB virus C (GBV-C)/hepatitis G virus (HGV), in 1995/1996, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction remained the sole available diagnostic tool for GBV-C/HGV infection. Recently, a serologic test based on the detection of antibodies to the putative envelope protein 2 (anti-E2) has been introduced. We used this assay for a seroepidemiological survey including 3,314 healthy individuals from different parts of the world, 123 patients from Germany who were suspected to have an increased risk of acquiring GBV-C/HGV infection, 128 multiple organ...

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