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Acute paediatrics
Hepatitis C-Z: recent advances
  1. D Kelly1,
  2. S Skidmore2
  1. 1Birmingham Children's Hospital and University of Birmingham, UK
  2. 2PHL Shrewsbury and Princess Royal Hospital, Telford, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
    Prof. D Kelly, The Liver Unit, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham B4 6NH, UK;
    Deirdre.Kelly{at}bhamchildrens.wmids.nhs.uk

Abstract

In this review, recently identified hepatitis viruses (hepatitis C, hepatitis D, hepatitis E, hepatitis F, hepatitis G, transfusion transmissible virus) are described, and the implications for paediatric liver disease discussed.

  • hepatitis
  • hepatitis C
  • liver disease
  • EIA, enzyme immunoassay
  • HCV, hepatitis C virus
  • HDV, hepatitis D virus
  • HEV, hepatitis E virus
  • HGV, hepatitis G virus
  • PCR, polymerase chain reaction
  • RT, reverse transcriptase
  • TTV, transfusion transmissable virus

https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.86.5.339

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