Insufficient evidence of TT-viral etiology of post hepatitis aplastic anemia.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1999 Jun; 30(2): 385-7
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in English
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| ID: sea-34013
ABSTRACT
Post-hepatitis aplastic anemia is a rather rare pathologic condition of as yet unclear etiology especially as hepatitis viruses A to G have been excluded as the potential agents responsible. The novel TT virus, a single-stranded DNA virus first isolated from the serum of a patient with post-transfusion hepatitis in Japan might cause this condition. Therefore, our group subjected the sera of two children with post-hepatitis aplastic anemia to semi-nested PCR using primers specific for detection of TTV DNA. Although TTV DNA was not detectable in either sample it might be speculated that, like hepatitis viruses A to G, TTV could be found associated with this condition whereas it certainly does not constitute its sole etiologic agent.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Humans
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DNA, Viral
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Child
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DNA Virus Infections
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Hepatitis, Viral, Human
Type of study:
Etiology study
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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