Why the study?
Does the prevalence of TT virus differ among patients with various types of chronic hepatitis compared to normal subjects?
Population
272 subjects in Japan, including 40 patients with non-B, non-C chronic hepatitis, 46 patients with type B…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Comparable TTV prevalence across hepatitis types and controls does not support an etiologic role; leaves open any causal significance.
Does the prevalence of TT virus differ among patients with various types of chronic hepatitis compared to normal subjects?
The study suggests that TT virus does not have a confirmed etiologic role in chronic hepatitis, as its prevalence is similar across different hepatitis types and normal subjects.
Ikeuchi et al. (2001) studied this question.
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