Transfusion Transmitted Virus (TTV) Infection in Thalassemic Patients
TTV was first isolated from the serum of a Japanese patient with post transfusion hepatitis of unknown etiology in 1977. TTV has been visualized by electron microscopy and was found to be an unenveloped, small, spherical particle with a diameter of 30-32 nm, and is a member of family related to Circ...
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2005-09-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Public Health |
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