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Are hepatitis G virus and TT virus involved in cryptogenic chronic liver disease?

2002

Abstract Background . Hepatitis G virus can cause chronic infection in man but the role of this agent in chronic liver disease is poorly understood. Little is known about the relation of another newly discovered agent, the TT virus, with chronic liver disease. Aim . To investigate the rate of infection with hepatitis G virus and TT virus in patients with cryptogenic chronic liver disease. Patients . A total of 23 subjects with chronically raised alanine transaminase and a liver biopsy in whom all known causes of liver disease had been excluded, and 4D subjects with hepatitis C virus-related chronic liver disease. Methods . Evaluation of anti-hepatitis G virus by enzyme immunoassay. Hepatiti…

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