Torque Teno Virus: Predictor of Infection After Solid Organ Transplant?
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Torque Teno Virus (TTV) Infection
TTV has been recently identified as a causative agent of non-A to non-G hepatitis. However, the exact role of this virus in the pathogenesis of chronic liver disease (CLD) and the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain controversial. To clarify these issues, the prevalence of this virus and its impact on the severity of liver disease and development of HCC among Egyptian patients ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0022-1899,1537-6613
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiy384