title: Serum hepatitis G virus (HGV) RNA in multitransfused thalassemics from eastern Sicily.
abstract: The prevalence of hepatitis G in a multitransfused population was studied. HGV did not appear to be a major contributor to liver pathology in this group and the prevalence was surprisingly low.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cacopardo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cosentino
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lombardo
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Morrone
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Boscia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vinci
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Restivo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brancati
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Doerr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nunnari
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D018067:Flaviviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015995:Prevalence; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase; D012802:Sicily / Q000453:epidemiology; D065227:Transfusion Reaction; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase