The causative agent of HPgV infection (HGV, GBV-C) was first described as hepatitis G virus, which not confirmed during further researches. Human pegivirus-1 cannot be the cause and is even pathogenic. article presents an autopsy observation fulminant course unclear etiology with persistence. Given difficulties in establishing cryptogenic hepatitis, initially, when analyzing this case, it propo...

We performed a case-control study to assess the role of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), GB virus C/hepatitis G virus (HGV), TT virus, alcohol intake, and tobacco smoking as risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the presence or absence of cirrhosis. We prospectively recruited 174 patients with a first diagnosis of HCC admitted to the main hospitals in Brescia, Nort...

By the analysis of thermodynamic RNA secondary structure predictions, we previously obtained evidence for evolutionarily conserved large-scale ordering of RNA virus genomes (P. Simmonds, A. Tuplin, and D. J. Evans, RNA 10:1337-1351, 2004). Genome-scale ordered RNA structure (GORS) was widely distributed in many animal and plant viruses, much greater in extent than RNA structures required for vi...

During the interception of a high-speed gliding vehicle (HGV), predicted intercept point (PIP) is updated many times, so interceptor must continuously adjust its trajectory. In this paper, we propose an online guidance correction algorithm for interceptor, which can effectively meet position constraints and energy management process. Firstly, simplify interceptor’s maneuvering problem to two-bo...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The role of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in fulminant hepatitis remains controversial. This study was conducted to investigate the risk of fulminant hepatitis C in relation to HCV genotypes and concurrent infection of other viruses. PATIENTS 109 HCV RNA positive patients from 334 consecutive cases hospitalised to a medical centre in northern Taiwan for overt acute viral hepatitis w...

BACKGROUND The histopathological spectrum and role of hepatitis viruses in cases of hypertransaminasaemia of unknown aetiology have not been correctly analysed in a sufficiently large number of patients. METHODS We studied 1075 consecutive patients referred for liver biopsy because of elevation of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels for more than six months. From this population we selected...