High frequency of hepatitis B virus infection in patients with beta-thalassemia receiving multiple transfusions.

Singh, H; Pradhan, M; Singh, R L; Phadke, S; Naik, S R; Aggarwal, R; Naik, S

Singh, H; Pradhan, M; Singh, R L; Phadke, S; Naik, S R; Aggarwal, R; Naik, S.

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Singh H; Department of Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.

Vox Sang ; 84(4): 292-9, 2003 May.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12757503

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Hepatitis B/transmission; Transfusion Reaction; beta-Thalassemia/complications; Adolescent; Adult; Base Sequence; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Hepatitis B virus/genetics; Humans; India/epidemiology; Infant; Male; Mutation, Missense; Point Mutation; Prevalence; Viral Proteins/genetics; beta-Thalassemia/therapy

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Beta-Thalassemia / Transfusion Reaction / Hepatitis B Type of study: Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Vox Sang Year: 2003 Document type: Article

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