Published in Transfusion on January 02, 2008
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The frequent 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T polymorphism is associated with a common haplotype in whites, Japanese, and Africans. Am J Hum Genet (2002) 1.23
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Multiplex real-time PCR for the detection and quantification of latent and persistent viral genomes in cellular or plasma blood fractions. J Virol Methods (2008) 0.97
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Higher viral load may explain the dominance of CRF02_AG in the molecular epidemiology of HIV in Ghana. AIDS (2004) 0.86
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Lack of correlation between hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis B virus DNA levels in blood donors. Transfusion (2005) 0.82
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GB virus C and HIV-1 RNA load in single virus and co-infected West African individuals. AIDS (2006) 0.80
Human herpesvirus 8 transfusion transmission in Ghana, an endemic region of West Africa. Transfusion (2012) 0.78
Fourteen-year experience of a tertiary hospital transfusion committee in West Africa. Transfusion (2014) 0.78
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Hepatitis B virus infection does not significantly influence Plasmodium parasite density in asymptomatic infections in Ghanaian transfusion recipients. PLoS One (2012) 0.76
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GB virus C genotype 1 is rarely transmitted vertically but acquired during infancy in West Africa. AIDS (2006) 0.75