title: Detection of hepatitis G virus (HGV) RNA and antibodies to the HGV envelope protein E2 in a cohort of hemodialysis patients.
abstract: An analysis of the evolution of hepatitis G virus (HGV) infection markers was performed for a cohort of 58 hemodialyzed patients. During follow-up (4.88 +/- 0.42 years), a group of these patients cleared their antibodies against the envelope protein E2 with (4 of 29 cases; 13.8%) or without (9 of 29 cases; 31%) the reappearance of viremia. This finding implies a temporally limited protection in patients previously infected with HGV.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pérez-Gracia
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Galán
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Girón-González
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lozano
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Benavides
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Iglesias
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D018067:Flaviviridae / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D014766:Viremia
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D012367:RNA, Viral; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; C107619:glycoprotein E2, GB virus C