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World J Hepatol. Jul 27, 2011; 3(7): 198-204
Published online Jul 27, 2011. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v3.i7.198
An extended treatment protocol with pegylated interferon and ribavirin for hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation
Nikroo Hashemi, Victor Araya, Kashif Tufail, Laxmi Thummalakunta, Eyob Feyssa, Ashaur Azhar, Mumtaz Niazi, Jorge Ortiz
Nikroo Hashemi, Victor Araya, Kashif Tufail, Eyob Feyssa, Ashaur Azhar, Mumtaz Niazi, Laxmi Thumma-lakunta, Division of Hepatology, Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 19141, United States
Jorge Ortiz, Division of Transplant Surgery, Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 19141, United States
Author contributions: Hashemi N, Araya V, Tufail K,Feyssa E, Azhar A, Niazi M and Ortiz J designed the study and collected the data; Hashemi N, Araya V, Tufail K and Thummalakunta L wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Victor Araya, MD, FACG, AGAF, Division of Hepatology, Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Albert Einstein Medical Center, 5501 Old York Road, Klein 509, Philadelphia, PA 19141, United States. arayav@einstein.edu
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Received: December 31, 2010
Revised: June 2, 2011
Accepted: June 9, 2011
Published online: July 27, 2011
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