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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2009; 15(27): 3382-3393
Published online Jul 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3382
Published online Jul 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3382
Peripheral T-lymphocyte subpopulations in different clinical stages of chronic HBV infection correlate with HBV load
Jing You, Yi-Feng Zhang, Hong-Ying Chen, Lan Yu, Bao-Zhang Tang, Department of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, Yunnan Province, China
Lin Zhuang, Department of Hepatology, Third Kunming People’s Hospital, Kunming 650041, Yunnan Province, China
Hutcha Sriplung, Alan Geater, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Edward McNeil, Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
Teerha Piratvisuth, NKC Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
Jun-Hua Huang, Department of Infectious Diseases, Yunnan General Hospital of Chinese People’s Armed Police Forces, Kunming 650111, Yunnan Province, China
Author contributions: You J, Sriplung H, Geater A, Chongsuvivatwong V and Piratvisuth T conceptualized and designed the study; You J and the staff of the research group assisted with the data collection; You J, Zhuang L, Sriplung H, Geater A and Chongsuvivatwong V supervised the data collection, quality control of field work, data entry and checking; You J, Sriplung H, Geater A and Chongsuvivatwong V were responsible for the data management, analysis and interpretation; You J, Sriplung H, Geater A and Chongsuvivatwong V drafted and revised the paper; all authors read and approved the final manuscript; You J, Zhuang L, Sriplung H and Chongsuvivatwong V contributed equally to this work.
Correspondence to: Jing You, MD, PhD, Department of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, Yunnan Province, China. jingyoukm@126.com
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Received: December 26, 2008
Revised: May 24, 2009
Accepted: May 31, 2009
Published online: July 21, 2009
Revised: May 24, 2009
Accepted: May 31, 2009
Published online: July 21, 2009
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