Viral Hepatitis
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2006; 12(27): 4310-4317
Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4310
Mechanism of T cell hyporesponsiveness to HBcAg is associated with regulatory T cells in chronic hepatitis B
Yasuteru Kondo, Koju Kobayashi, Yoshiyuki Ueno, Masaaki Shiina, Hirofumi Niitsuma, Noriatsu Kanno, Tomoo Kobayashi, Tooru Shimosegawa
Yasuteru Kondo, Yoshiyuki Ueno, Hirofumi Niitsuma, Noriatsu Kanno, Tooru Shimosegawa, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
Koju Kobayashi, Tohoku University School of Health Sciences, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
Masaaki Shiina, Department of Gastroenterology, Sendai Medical Center, 2-8-8 Miyagino, Miyagino-ku, Sendai 983-0045, Japan
Tomoo Kobayashi, Department of Internal Medicine, Furukawa City Hospital, Senjujimae-machi, Furukawa 919-6183, Japan
Supported by Grant from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, No. 12877084
Correspondence to: Koju Kobayashi, Tohoku University School of Health Sciences, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575, Japan. kobakoju@mail.tains.tohoku.ac.jp
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Received: January 13, 2006
Revised: January 28, 2006
Accepted: February 18, 2006
Published online: July 21, 2006
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