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Table 3 Percentage of TTV load in exosomes in the study subjects, grouped by pathologies

From: Torquetenovirus detection in exosomes enriched vesicles circulating in human plasma samples

Subjects

No. examined

% TTV DNA in exosomes (mean ± SE)a

Healthy subjects

5

1.4 ± 0.4

Diseased patients

68

2.4 ± 0.9

 HBV positive

14

0.8 ± 0.2

 HCV positive

12

2.3 ± 1.0

 HIV positive

30

0.2 ± 0.1

 Transplanted

12

5.4 ± 3.3

  1. aCalculated from the formula: (TTV DNA copies per ml in exosomes / TTV DNA copies per ml in plasma) multiplied by100