[Seroepidemiological survey of TT virus (TTV) infection in an endemic area for hepatitis C virus].
Seroepidemiological survey of TT virus (TTV) infection was performed in the inhabitants living in an endemic area for hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Gifu prefecture, Japan. In this area, 482 of 1062 inhabitants (45.4%) were seropositive for HCV relative antibodies. TTV-DNA was detected in the sera from 12 of 88 inhabitants (13.6%). The positive rate of TTV-DNA had no relation to sex or age. The TTV DNA-positive rate of the inhabitants with HCV infection was 21.4% higher than that of the inhabitants without HCV infection 10.0%. In the present survey, the rate of liver dysfunction of TTV DNA-negative inhabitants was not different from that of TTV DNA-positive inhabitants. Such results seem to suggest that TTV infection is not related to the liver disease in the area.
Sugiyama
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Department of Gastroenterology, Gifu Prefectural Gifu Hospital.
Shimizu
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Yamauchi
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Kojima
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D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D004266:DNA Virus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D004267:DNA Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
D015415:Biomarkers; D004279:DNA, Viral