Viral Hepatitis
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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2008; 14(18): 2810-2817
Published online May 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2810
Pseudomonas exotoxin antisense RNA selectively kills hepatitis B virus infected cells
Peter Hafkemeyer, Ulrich Brinkmann, Elizabeth Brinkmann, Ira Pastan, Hubert E Blum, Thomas F Baumert
Peter Hafkemeyer, Hubert E Blum, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Freiburg, Hugstetterstrasse 55, Freiburg D-79106, Germany
Ulrich Brinkmann, Elizabeth Brinkmann, Roche Diagnostics, Nonnenwald 2, Penzberg D-82377, Germany
Ira Pastan, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States
Thomas F Baumert, Inserm unit 748, Université Louis Pasteur, 3 Rue Koeberle, Strasbourg F-67000, France
Author contributions: Hafkemeyer P designed research/performed experiments/wrote paper; Brinkmann E, Brinkmann U performed experiments; Pastan I, Blum HE designed research; Baumert TF cloned plasmids/performed assays.
Correspondence to: Peter Hafkemeyer, MD, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Freiburg, Hugstetterstrasse 55, Freiburg D-79106, Germany. phafkemeyer@gmx.net
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Received: December 15, 2007
Revised: April 9, 2008
Published online: May 14, 2008
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