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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 15, 2001; 7(2): 228-234
Published online Apr 15, 2001. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v7.i2.228
Published online Apr 15, 2001. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v7.i2.228
HCV-RNA positivity in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with chronic HCV infection: does it really mean viral replication?
Volker Meier, Sabine Mihm, Perdita Wietzke Braun, Guliano Ramadori, Georg-August-Universität göttingen, Zentrum innere medizin, Abteilung FÜr Gastroenterologie Und Endokrinologie, Robert-Koch-Straβe 40, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by a grant of DFG (SFB 402 Teilprojekt C1 (Mihm)) and by a grant of Hoffmann La Roche (Grenzach-Wyhden, Germany). Part of the data has been presented as poster at the 1999 EASL-meeting in Neaples.
Correspondence to: G. Ramadori, M.D., Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Zentrum innere medizin, Abteilung FÜr Gastroenterologie Und Endokrinologie, Robert-Koch-Straβe 40, 37075 Göttingen, Germany. gramado@med.uni-goettingen.de
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Received: February 6, 2001
Revised: February 22, 2001
Accepted: March 1, 2001
Published online: April 15, 2001
Revised: February 22, 2001
Accepted: March 1, 2001
Published online: April 15, 2001
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