Viral Hepatitis
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2006; 12(45): 7271-7277
Published online Dec 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i45.7271
Differences in viral kinetics between genotypes 1 and 3 of hepatitis C virus and between cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic patients during antiviral therapy
José Eymard Medeiros-Filho, Isabel Maria Vicente Guedes de Carvalho Mello, João Renato Rebello Pinho, Avidan U Neumann, Fernanda de Mello Malta, Luiz Caetano da Silva, Flair José Carrilho
José Eymard Medeiros-Filho, João Renato Rebello Pinho, Luiz Caetano da Silva, Flair José Carrilho, Hepatology Branch, Department of Gastroenterology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
Isabel Maria Vicente Guedes de Carvalho Mello, Viral Immunology Laboratory, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
Avidan U Neumann, Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan Univer-sity, Ramat-Gan, Israel
Fernanda de Mello Malta, Virology Branch, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo, Brazil
Supported by the Alves de Queiroz Family Fund for Research
Correspondence to: João Renato Rebello Pinho, MD, PhD, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Avenida Doutor Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar, 470, 05403-000, São Paulo-SP, Brazil. jrrpinho@usp.br
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Received: June 21, 2006
Revised: June 28, 2006
Accepted: November 6, 2006
Published online: December 7, 2006
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