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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 04 1997, 973-975, Vol 35, No. 4
Copyright © 1997 by the American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Detection of hepatitis G virus (GB virus C) RNA in human saliva

M Chen, A Sonnerborg, B Johansson and M Sallberg
Department of Immunology, Microbiology, Pathology, and Infectious Diseases, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden.

Using PCR and genomic sequencing, we confirmed the presence of and homology between hepatitis G virus (HGV) (also called GB virus C) RNA in six serum samples and that in two saliva samples obtained from 34 patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infections. Thus, HGV may be found outside the circulatory system.


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