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Infection by an unenveloped DNA virus associated with non‐A to ‐G hepatitis in Japanese blood donors with or without elevated ALT levels

Kunihiko Itoh, K. Hirakawa, Hiroaki Okamoto, Masato Ukita, Hiromu Tanaka, Naoto Sawada, Fumio Tsuda, Y. Miyakawa, Makoto Mayumi

Transfusion · 1999 · 27 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

The detection of TT virus DNA, at a frequency higher in donors with elevated ALT than in those without, strengthens the association of TT virus with non-A to -G hepatitis.

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