Phylogenetic Analysis of Torque Teno Virus in Hepatitis C Virus Infected Patients in Shiraz

Phylogenetic Analysis of Torque Teno Virus in Hepatitis C Virus Infected Patients in Shiraz

BACKGROUND Torque teno virus (TTV) was the first human Circoviridae detected in a Japanese patient with unknown hepatitis in 1997. Subsequently, several studies performed to evaluate different aspects of Torque teno virus pathogenesis. OBJECTIVES The present study aimed to determine dominant genotype of Torque teno virus in chronic hepatitis disease using 5΄-UTR sequence among patients infect...

phylogenetic analysis of torque teno virus in hepatitis c virus infected patients in shiraz

Prevalence of Torque Teno Virus in Healthy Individuals and Peoples Infected with Hepatitis C Virus Living in Yazd, Iran

Clinical outcomes of Torque teno virus-infected thalassemic patients with and without hepatitis C virus infection

BACKGROUND Although a marked proportion of thalassemic patients acquire Torque teno virus (TTV) through blood transfusion, its clinical importance is unclear. This study was designed to investigate the clinical importance of TTV infection in thalassemic patients with and without hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection in Iran. METHODS In this case-control study, 107 thalassemic patients on chron...

Frequency of Torque Teno Mini Virus in Hepatitis B and C Patients and Healthy Blood Donors in Isfahan, Iran

Background: Recently, some new viruses have been identified for their association with hepatitis which Torque Teno Mini Virus being among them. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of Torque Teno Mini Virus in healthy individuals and hepatitis B and C patients in Isfahan, Iran. Materials and Methods: One hundred serum samples of healthy individuals from Isfahan Blood Transfusi...