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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2006; 12(13): 2089-2094
Published online Apr 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i13.2089
Published online Apr 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i13.2089
Reduction of virus burden-induced splenectomy in patients with liver cirrhosis related to hepatitis C virus infection
Tetsuro Sekiguchi, Hitoshi Takagi, Masatomo Mori, Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
Takeaki Nagamine, School of Health Sciences, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Takeaki Nagamine, MD, School of Health Science, Faculty of Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi 371-8514, Japan. mine@health.gunma-u.ac.jp
Telephone: +81-27-2208923 Fax: +81-27-2208923
Received: September 16, 2005
Revised: October 15, 2005
Accepted: October 26, 2005
Published online: April 7, 2006
Revised: October 15, 2005
Accepted: October 26, 2005
Published online: April 7, 2006
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