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10718943

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-5-11
pubmed:abstractText
To determine the prevalence, as well as the clinical, virological and histological implications of GB virus C/hepatitis G virus (GBC-C/HGV) infection in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, sera from 671 well-characterized patients with chronic HCV infection were tested for GBV-C/HGV RNA using a sensitive and specific reverse transcription 'nested' polymerase chain reaction (RT-nPCR). GBV-C/HGV RNA was detected in 65 of 671 (9. 7%) patients with chronic HCV infection. Importantly, GBV-C/HGV co-infection was not associated with any changes in indices of liver diseases, including serum alanine transaminase levels, Knodell score or histology activity index (HAI). In this cohort, GBV-C/HGV co-infection was weakly associated with a shorter mean estimated duration of HCV infection and a higher median HCV viraemia level. We conclude that GBV-C/HGV has minimal or no impact on liver disease activity in patients with chronic HCV infection. This data supports the notion that GBV-C/HGV may not be a hepatitis virus.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1352-0504
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
51-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical, virological and histological implications of GB virus-C/hepatitis G virus infection in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection: a multicentre study based on 671 patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Section of Hepatobiliary Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Multicenter Study