Approaches of the diagnosis of hepatitis viruses.
Hepatitis virus infection occurs in close to a billion people worldwide at some point in their lifetimes. Hepatitis B and C viruses together account for infections in half a billion people and are considered the most carcinogenic of any known biological agent. The diagnostic approaches to detect hepatitis viruses are discussed.
University of Louisville Medical Center, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
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D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000175:diagnosis; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis; D003699:Hepatitis D / Q000175:diagnosis; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000175:diagnosis; D006518:Hepatitis Viruses / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012698:Serologic Tests
D004279:DNA, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral