Molecular detection method for all known genotypes of TT virus (TTV) and TTV-like viruses in thalassemia patients and healthy individuals.
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Molecular Detection Method for All Known Genotypes of TT Virus (TTV) and TTV-Like Viruses in Thalassemia Patients and Healthy Individuals Yu-Wen Hu,* Moslih I. Al-Moslih, Mahmoud Talib Al Ali, Shabnam Rahimi Khameneh, Heather Perkins, Francisco Diaz-Mitoma, Jean Nicholas Roy, Samra Uzicanin, and Earl G. Brown Canadian Blood Services, 1800 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1G 4J5; Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Rd., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8M5; College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 27272, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; and Thalassemia and Genetic Center, Al Wasal Hospital, P.O. Box 9115, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 43 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005