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TT virus (TTV), the first human circovirus to be discovered, appears to be present in most people; less is known about the prevalence of the related TTV-like mini virus (TLMV). A sensitive nested PCR, specific for TLMV, detected the virus in 48% of 201 sera (Norwegian blood donors) previously found to have a 90% prevalence of TTV. More samples were either positive for both or negative for both viruses than what would have been expected from a random distribution (p = 0.08). Sequence analysis revealed considerable heterogeneity of Norwegian TLMV as compared to international sequences, suggesting that TLMV is efficiently dispersed in human populations.
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June 27, 2001 October 11, 2001
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Moen, E., Huang, L. & Grinde, B. Molecular epidemiology of TTV-like mini virus in Norway. Arch. Virol. 147, 181–185 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s705-002-8310-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s705-002-8310-6