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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2005; 11(43): 6853-6857
Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6853
Evaluation of liver tissue by polymerase chain reaction for hepatitis B virus in patients with negative viremia
Fouad Thakeb, Magdy El-Serafy, Soheir Zakaria, Bahaa Monir, Sahar Lashin, Raghda Marzaban, Mostafa El-Awady
Fouad Thakeb, Magdy El-Serafy, Soheir Zakaria, Tropical Medicine Department, Cairo University, Egypt
Bahaa Monir, Sahar Lashin, Raghda Marzaban, Pathology Department, Cairo University, Egypt
Mostafa El-Awady, Department of Biomedical Technology, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr Mostafa K El-Awady, Department of Biomedical Technology, National Research Center, Tahrir Street, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt. mkawady@yahoo.com
Telephone: +20123132640
Received: February 4, 2005
Revised: April 1, 2005
Accepted: April 10, 2005
Published online: November 21, 2005
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