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To the Editor: To the reports on hepatitis G virus (HGV) infection by H.J. Alter et al. and M.J. Alter et al. (March 13 issue),^1,2 we can add some information concerning HGV RNA in the liver. Their studies were based on analyses of serum samples, and a direct evaluation of liver tissue may help increase our understanding of HGV infection.

Five patients infected with both HGV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) underwent liver biopsy before receiving interferon therapy for chronic hepatitis. To evaluate HGV replication in the liver, we compared the amounts of HGV RNA and HCV RNA in liver . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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