Tucker T J, Smuts H E
Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Clin Lab. 2001;47(5-6):239-48.
The hepatitis G virus and GBV-C are recently discovered variants of the same virus belonging to the family Flaviviridae (HGV/GBV-C). Although initially thought to be a hepatitis virus, it has been shown to have no association with liver disease. This paper reviews the data relating to the discovery, global prevalence, natural history, disease association, molecular features, replication and tissue tropism of HGV/GBV-C.
庚型肝炎病毒（HGV）和GBV-C是最近发现的属于黄病毒科的同一种病毒的变种（HGV/GBV-C）。尽管最初被认为是一种肝炎病毒，但现已证明它与肝脏疾病无关。本文综述了有关HGV/GBV-C的发现、全球流行情况、自然史、疾病关联、分子特征、复制和组织嗜性的数据。
