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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2007; 13(36): 4839-4847
Published online Sep 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i36.4839
Host and viral factors contributing to CD8+ T cell failure in hepatitis C virus infection
Christoph Neumann-Haefelin, Hans Christian Spangenberg, Hubert E Blum, Robert Thimme
Christoph Neumann-Haefelin, Hans Christian Spangenberg, Hubert E Blum, Robert Thimme, Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Freiburg, Germany
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Emmy Noether Programm, SFB 610), the Wilhelm Sander Stiftung, and the Bundesministerium fuer Wissenschaft und Forschung (Start-up fonds Kompetenznetz Hepatitis)
Correspondence to: Christoph Neumann-Haefelin, Depa-rtment of Medicine II, University Hospital Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, Freiburg D-79106, Germany. christoph.neumann-haefelin@uniklinik-freiburg.de
Telephone: +49-761-2703401 Fax: +49-761-2703725
Received: June 26, 2007
Revised: July 2, 2007
Accepted: July 9, 2007
Published online: September 28, 2007
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