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        World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2006; 12(36): 5787-5792
Published online Sep 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i36.5787
    Published online Sep 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i36.5787
        Prevalence of autoantibodies and the risk of autoimmune thyroid disease in children with chronic hepatitis C virus infection treated with interferon-α
    
    
    Stephan Gehring, The Liver Research Center,  Department of Medicine,  Rhode Island Hospital and Brown Medical School,  Providence,  Rhode Island,  USA and Kinderklinik der Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität,  Mainz,  Germany
Ulrike Kullmer, Sabine Koeppelmann, Kinderklinik der Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität,  Mainz,  Germany
Patrick Gerner, Philip Wintermeyer, Stefan Wirth, Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin,  HELIOS Klinikum,  Wuppertal,  Witten-Herdecke-University,  Germany
    Author contributions:  All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to:  Professor Dr. Stefan Wirth, Children's Hospital, HELIOS Klinikum Wuppertal, Witten-Herdecke University, Heusnerstr. 40, D-42283 Wuppertal, Germany. s-k-wirth@t-online.de
Telephone:  +49-202-8963833 Fax: +49-202-8963834
Received: June 6, 2006
Revised: August 5, 2006
Accepted: August 14, 2006
Published online: September 28, 2006
    Revised: August 5, 2006
Accepted: August 14, 2006
Published online: September 28, 2006
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