Clinical & molecular characterization of human TT virus in different liver diseases

M Asim, R Singla, RK Gupta, P Kar - Indian Journal of Medical …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background & objectives: TT virus (TTV) is a newly discovered non-enveloped, single
stranded DNA virus of high genotypic variability, found frequently in patients with acute or …

[PDF][PDF] Presence of TT virus infection in chronic hepatitis patients from a hospital in New Delhi, India

S Chattopadhyay, BC Das, RK Gupta… - Indian Journal of Medical …, 2005 - academia.edu
Background & objectives: The recent discovery of a novel parenterally transmitted,
unenveloped, single-stranded DNA virus called TT virus (TTV) in chronic hepatitis patients …

Incidence and clinical implication of TT virus in patients with hepatitis and its frequency in blood donors in India

SK Magu, AT Kalghatgi, MR Bhagat - Medical journal armed forces India, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Transfusion Transmitted Virus (TTV), also known as Torque Teno Virus
is a new novel viral agent which appears to correlate with some acute and chronic hepatitis …

Molecular epidemiology and clinical implications of TT virus (TTV) infection in Indian subjects

MM Desai, RB Pal, DD Banker - Journal of clinical …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Background: The TTV is a nonenveloped DNA virus, first identified in the peripheral blood of
individuals with posttransfusion hepatitis of unknown etiology. There has been much …

Molecular epidemiology and genotyping of TT virus isolated from Saudi blood donors and hepatitis patients

MA Al-Mozaini, MN Al-Ahdal, G Kessie… - Annals of Saudi …, 2006 - annsaudimed.net
BACKGROUND: In Saudi Arabia, the epidemiology and clinical significnance of Torque
Teno virus (TTV) infection alone and in patients with hepatitis virus infections have not been …

Clinical significance of TT virus infection in patients with chronic liver disease and volunteer blood donors in Egypt

A Gad, E Tanaka, K Orii, T Kafumi… - Journal of medical …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Clinical significance of TT virus (TTV) infection was investigated in Egyptian patients with
chronic liver disease and volunteer blood donors by a cross sectional analysis. TTV DNA in …

Prevalence and phylogenetic analysis of TT virus DNA in Western India

VA Arankalle, SS Gandhe, TM Deshmukh… - Clinical Diagnostic …, 2000 - Am Soc Microbiol
In western India, TT virus (TTV) DNA positivity varied from 6.7%(5 of 75) in chronic hepatitis
patients to 24.4%(10 of 41) in hemophiliacs; 7.4%(4 of 54) of voluntary blood donors had …

Detection and genotyping of TT virus in healthy and subjects with HBV or HCV in different populations in the United Arab Emirates

MI Al‐Moslih, RO Abuodeh… - Journal of medical …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract TT virus (TTV) and TTV‐like viruses (TTVLs) have been reported to be associated
with non‐A–E hepatitis. To determine the rate of infection and genotypic characteristics of …

Prevalence and implication of TT virus infection: Minimal role in patients with non‐A–E hepatitis in Taiwan

JH Kao, W Chen, SC Hsiang, PJ Chen… - Journal of medical …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
TT virus (TTV) is a newly identified human DNA virus and little is known about its clinical
significance. The aim of the study was to explore the prevalence of TTV infection in different …

Similar frequency of TT virus infection in patients with liver enzyme elevations and healthy subjects

A Kadayifci, C Guney, A Uygun, A Kubar… - … journal of clinical …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
SUMMARY TT virus (TTV) is a novel DNA virus that has been identified in patients with post‐
transfusional hepatitis of unknown aetiology. However, its pathogenic role in liver injury …