Elsevier, The Lancet, 8770(338), p. 783-784
DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(91)90667-e
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Stool samples from patients affected during a large epidemic of hepatitis in north India were examined for the presence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) genome by means of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. 6 of 10 samples studied were positive for the HEV genome, which suggests that HEV caused this large epidemic.