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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2006; 12(27): 4406-4410
Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4406
Isolated antibody to hepatitis B core antigen in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection
Ahmed Helmy, Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Sebayel
Ahmed Helmy, Department of Liver Transplantation, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and also affiliated to Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt
Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Sebayel, Department of Liver Transplantation, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Supported by a Grant from King Abdel-Aziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Correspondence to: Dr. Ahmed Helmy, Department of Liver Transplantation, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, MBC: 72, PO Box: 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia. ahsalem10@hotmail.com
Telephone: +966-1-4424818 Fax: +966-1-4424817
Received: November 1, 2005
Revised: November 28, 2005
Accepted: December 23, 2005
Published online: July 21, 2006
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