"GB virus C" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of virus (unassigned to a genus) in the family FLAVIVIRIDAE. It is genetically heterogeneous, of human origin, and transmitted by blood or blood products. Despite its alternate name (Hepatitis G virus), its pathogenicity remains controversial.
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D029407
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.450.360 B04.820.250.410
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "GB virus C" by people in Profiles.
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GB virus type C cross-reactivity in clinical samples with a low hepatitis C virus antibody positive response. APMIS. 2019 02; 127(2):109-111.
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Pegivirus avoids immune recognition but does not attenuate acute-phase disease in a macaque model of HIV infection. PLoS Pathog. 2017 Oct; 13(10):e1006692.
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Cytokine/chemokine expression associated with Human Pegivirus (HPgV) infection in women with HIV. J Med Virol. 2017 11; 89(11):1904-1911.
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Utility of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing for Characterization of HIV and Human Pegivirus Diversity. PLoS One. 2015; 10(11):e0141723.
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Regulation of CC chemokine receptor 5 in hepatitis G virus infection. AIDS. 2003 Jul 04; 17(10):1457-62.