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Hepatitis G virus: molecular organization, methods of detection, prevalence, and disease association
M Robaczewska1, L Cova, A J Podhajska
1Molecular Diagnostics Division, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Abstract:
This article reviews data on hepatitis G virus (HGV) prevalence and possible disease associations in various groups of patients. An important fraction of acute or chronic hepatitis cases probably have a viral etiology and are not attributable to known hepatitis viruses. Therefore, researchers continually are looking for new hepatitis viruses. Among the agents found are members of GB hepatitis viruses, including GB-C virus, or HGV. This review presents the history of the discovery of HGV, its molecular biology and some methods of detection; results of clinical and molecular studies of HGV infection also are discussed.