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Phylogenetic Analysis of Torque Teno Virus in Hepatitis C Virus Infected Patients in Shiraz

Azra Kenar Koohi, Mehrdad Ravanshad, Rasouli Manouchehr, Shahab Falahi, Ashraf Baghban

Hepatitis Monthly · 2012 · 23 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

The prevalence of Torque teno virus DNA in patients with chronic hepatitis C disease by the use of 5΄-UTR primer appeared to be higher compared to that revealed by N22 primer. We observed five genotypes among hepatitis C chronic patients in our study.

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