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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2006; 12(5): 697-702
Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.697
Cyclosporine versus tacrolimus in patients with HCV infection after liver transplantation: Effects on virus replication and recurrent hepatitis
Philip Hilgard, Alisan Kahraman, Nils Lehmann, Cornelia Seltmann, Susanne Beckebaum, R Stefan Ross, Hideo A Baba, Massimo Malago, Christoph E Broelsch, Guido Gerken
Philip Hilgard, Alisan Kahraman, Susanne Beckebaum, Guido Gerken, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122 Essen, Germany
Nils Lehmann, Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122 Essen, Germany
Cornelia Seltmann, Susanne Beckebaum, Massimo Malago, Christoph E Broelsch, Department of General Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122 Essen, Germany
R Stefan Ross, Institute for Virology, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122 Essen, Germany
Hideo A Baba, Institute for Pathology, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122 Essen, Germany
Correspondence to: Dr Philip Hilgard, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Klinik für Gastroenterologie and Hepatologie, Hufelandstraße 55, 45122 Essen, Germany. philip.hilgard@uni-essen.de.
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Received: June 8, 2005
Revised: June 28, 2005
Accepted: July 8, 2005
Published online: February 7, 2006
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