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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2006; 12(42): 6756-6765
Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6756
Mechanisms and significance of liver steatosis in hepatitis C virus infection
Francesco Negro
Francesco Negro, Services de Gastroentérologie et d’Hépatologie et de Pathologie Clinique, Hôpitaux Universitaires, Genève 1205, Switzerland
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation grant, No. 3200B0-103727/1
Correspondence to: Francesco Negro, MD, Associate Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva Medical Center, 1 rue Michel-Servet, Geneva 1205, Switzerland. francesco.negro@hcuge.ch
Telephone: +41-22-3795800 Fax: +41-22-3729366
Received: August 19, 2006
Revised: September 15, 2006
Accepted: September 21, 2006
Published online: November 14, 2006
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