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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2013; 19(44): 7889-7895
Published online Nov 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i44.7889
Published online Nov 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i44.7889
Direct effects of hepatitis C virus on the lymphoid cells
Yasuteru Kondo, Tooru Shimosegawa, Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai City, Miygai 980-0873, Japan
Author contributions: Both authors contributed to this work.
Supported by A Grant-in-Aid from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science, and Technology of Japan, No. 25460970, to Kondo Y
Correspondence to: Yasuteru Kondo, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miygai 980-0873, Japan. yasuteru@ebony.plala.or.jp
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Received: September 11, 2013
Revised: October 1, 2013
Accepted: November 12, 2013
Published online: November 28, 2013
Processing time: 90 Days and 20.4 Hours
Revised: October 1, 2013
Accepted: November 12, 2013
Published online: November 28, 2013
Processing time: 90 Days and 20.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: In this article, we summarize various studies showing the direct effect of hepatitis C virus (HCV) on lymphoid cells and discuss the biological significance of lymphotropic HCV.