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To the Editor: Hepatitis G virus (HGV), a newly discovered hepatotropic flavivirus¹ that can induce persistent infection, has been associated with acute and chronic liver disease.^2,3 There are only limited data concerning the prevalence of HGV in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation,⁴ and the role of HGV in post-transplantation hepatitis is unknown. To address these issues, we studied 86 patients with cirrhosis who underwent liver grafting in 1992 to 1995.

Forty-five patients had cirrhosis related to hepatitis C virus (HCV), 17 had cirrhosis related to hepatitis B virus (HBV), 13 had alcoholic cirrhosis, and 11 had cryptogenic cirrhosis. Serum samples, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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