Hepatitis g virus; structure, epidemiology and clinical significance
Hepatitis G virus is a new member of hepatotropic virus belonging to the family of Flavivirldae. Its genome consists of 2900 amino acids. This new virus which has been identified two years ago is a positive stranded RNA virus and causes both acute and chronic hepatic disease. The structure, epidemiology and clinical importance of hepatitis G virus will be discussed in this article.
Keywords:
Hepatitis G virus,
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- ISSN: 1019-1941
- Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 3 Sayı
- Başlangıç: 1988
- Yayıncı: Marmara Üniversitesi
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