Okamoto H
Immunology Division, Jichi Medical School.
Nihon Rinsho. 1997 Mar;55(3):515-22.
Recently, a possible agent for non-A to E hepatitis, designated hepatitis GB virus C (HGBV-C) or hepatitis G virus (HGV), has been discovered; HGBV-C and HGV are considered separate isolates of the same virus and responsible for a common, persistent, transfusion-transmissible infection. Although the vast majority of HGBV-C/HGV infections are not associated with hepatic injuries and the presence of HGBV-C/HGV infection had no apparent effect on the clinical course of coexistent hepatitis C, the viral RNA has been reported in some patients with chronic hepatitis or fulminant hepatitis of a non-A to E etiology. At present we cannot draw definitive conclusions regarding the course and outcome of all individuals infected with HGBV-C/HGV alone. More extensive studies are required before HGBV-C/HGV can be regarded as a passenger virus.
最近，一种可能导致非甲至戊型肝炎的病原体被发现，命名为庚型肝炎病毒C（HGBV-C）或庚型肝炎病毒（HGV）；HGBV-C和HGV被认为是同一病毒的不同分离株，可导致一种常见的、持续性的、经输血传播的感染。尽管绝大多数HGBV-C/HGV感染与肝损伤无关，且HGBV-C/HGV感染的存在对同时存在的丙型肝炎的临床病程没有明显影响，但在一些非甲至戊型病因的慢性肝炎或暴发性肝炎患者中已报告有病毒RNA存在。目前，我们无法就所有单独感染HGBV-C/HGV的个体的病程和结局得出明确结论。在HGBV-C/HGV可被视为过客病毒之前，需要进行更广泛的研究。
