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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2012; 18(23): 2909-2913
Published online Jun 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i23.2909
Animal models for the study of hepatitis C virus infection and replication
Kristin L MacArthur, Catherine H Wu, George Y Wu
Kristin L MacArthur, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, United States
Catherine H Wu, George Y Wu, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030-1845, United States
Author contributions: MacArthur KL contributed to the literature search, manuscript writing and final revision of the article; Wu CH revised and edited the manuscript; Wu GY conceived of the idea, wrote some sections and edited the final version.
Correspondence to: George Y Wu, MD, PhD, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030-1845, United States. wu@nso.uchc.edu
Telephone: +1-860-6792509  Fax: +1-860-6793159
Received: November 18, 2011
Revised: March 1, 2012
Accepted: April 9, 2012
Published online: June 21, 2012
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