Open AccessHigh prevalence of hepatitis G virus (HGV) infection in renal transplantation
Author(s) -
P Berthoux,
Cristina Beatriz Dejean,
S. Cecillon,
Madeleine Batie,
F. Berthoux
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/13.11.2909
Subject(s) - medicine , virology , flaviviridae , hepatitis c virus , gb virus c , antibody , virus , hepacivirus , viral disease , cohort , immunology
The newly discovered (1995) hepatitis G virus (HGV) is an RNA virus from the Flaviviridae family with 85% genomic homology to GB virus C (GBV-C). We studied the prevalence of HGV infection among a cohort of 398 renal transplant recipients (RTR), all of whom had previously received blood transfusions, been grafted between August 1984 and December 1991, and been treated by cyclosporin A (CsA) as the main immunosuppressant.
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