Open AccessRates of Infection and Phylogenetic Analysis of GB Virus-C among Kuwaiti and Jordanian Blood Donors
Author(s) -
Raed Abu Odeh,
Salem R. Yasin,
Gheyath K. Nasrallah,
Yaman Babi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
intervirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.641
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1423-0100
pISSN - 0300-5526
DOI - 10.1159/000317290
Subject(s) - genotype , virology , biology , phylogenetic tree , genbank , virus , gb virus c , medicine , hepatitis c virus , veterinary medicine , flaviviridae , genetics , gene
GB virus-C/hepatitis G virus (GBV-C/HGV), collectively known as GBV-C, has been reported to be associated with non-A-E hepatitis. The aim of this study was to determine the rate of infection and genotypic characteristics of GBV-C among Kuwaiti and Jordanian blood donors.
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