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- Title
Genoprevalence in human tissues of TT-virus genotype 6.
- Authors
Kakkola, L.; Kaipio, N.; Hokynar, K.; Puolakkainen, P.; Mattila, P. S.; Kokkola, A.; Partio, E. K.; Eis-Hübinger, A.-M.; Söderlund-Venermo, M.; Hedman, K.
- Abstract
Summary. TT virus (TTV) is a newly discovered human virus of high genotypic diversity. TTV is widely distributed among humans, but the possible genotype-related differences in TTV biology are not well known. The prevalence and amount of TTV-DNA, especially of genotype 6, was determined by nested-PCR in various human tissues, and human parvovirus B19, another ssDNA virus, was used as a reference. TTV DNA was detected simultaneously in bile, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and plasma of 77% subjects, in 38% skin samples, in 38% synovial samples and in all (100%) adenoids, tonsils and liver samples. The relative concentrations of TTV-DNA did not vary significantly among the different samples. Genotype 6 TTV-DNA was detected in bile and plasma of one subject (3%), in skin and serum of one subject (8%) and in one liver (5%). The overall prevalence of TTV genotype 6 was 4% in subjects and 4% in sera. TTV genotype 6 was shown to occur in human tissues with no obvious tissue-type or symptom specificity. Parvovirus B19 DNA was detected overall in 38% subjects, and bile was the only sample type tested that did not persistently harbour B19 DNA.
- Subjects
VIRUSES; GENETICS; DNA; TISSUES; BLOOD plasma; BILE
- Publication
Archives of Virology, 2004, Vol 149, Issue 6, p1095
- ISSN
0304-8608
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00705-003-0290-7