ABSTRACT
Objective To study the SEN-V DNA in liver tissue from patients with non A to E hepatitis in Guangzhou area. Methods A set of primers according to the original sequence from GenBank were designed , and SEN-V DNA sequence was amplified by in situ-PCR in liver tissue. Results Two of 6 patients with non A to E hepatitis were found to be SEN-V-DNA positive in liver tissue. While 8 patients with HBV infection and 6 of other liver diseases including 2 of autoimmune liver disease, 1 of Dubin Johnson syndrome, 1 of fatty liver, 1 of the primary biliary cirrhosis and 1 of drug induced hepatitis were all SEN-V DNA negative. SEN-V DNA were mainly distributed in liver cell cytoplasm, partially in nucleus. There presented the phenomenon of cell fuse. SEN-V positive cells accounted for about 3%～10% of total cells.Conclusions SEN-V can be found in liver tissue of patients with non A to E hepatitis in south China. Maybe it can cause liver damage.