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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2013; 19(12): 1943-1952
Published online Mar 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i12.1943
Factors associated with early virological response to peginterferon-α-2a/ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C
Javier García-Samaniego, Miriam Romero, Rafael Granados, Remedios Alemán, Miguel Jorge Juan, Dolores Suárez, Ramón Pérez, Gregorio Castellano, Carlos González-Portela
Javier García-Samaniego, Miriam Romero, Liver Unit, Hospital Carlos III, Centro de Investigación Biómedica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, 28029 Madrid, Spain
Rafael Granados, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, 35010 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Remedios Alemán, Gastroenterology Service, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, 38320 Tenerife, Spain
Miguel Jorge Juan, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Dolores Suárez, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Arquitecto Marcide, 15405 Ferrol , Spain
Ramón Pérez, Gastroenterology Service, Hospital Central de Asturias, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
Gregorio Castellano, Gastroenterology Service, Hospital 12 de Octubre, 28041 Madrid, Spain
Carlos González-Portela, Gastroenterology Service, Hospital Policlínico de Vigo, 36211 Vigo, Spain
Author contributions: García-Samaniego J and Romero M designed the study and contributed to the interpretation of data; all authors collected data, revised the article critically and approved the final version of the article.
Supported by Roche Farma SA, Spain
Correspondence to: Javier García-Samaniego, MD, Liver Unit, Hospital Carlos III, Centro de Investigación Biómedica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, C/ Sinesio Delgado 10, 28029 Madrid, Spain. javiersamaniego@telefonica.net
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Received: September 20, 2012
Revised: December 19, 2012
Accepted: January 5, 2013
Published online: March 28, 2013
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