Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2009; 15(40): 5020-5027
Published online Oct 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5020
Do statins reduce hepatitis C RNA titers during routine clinical use?
Kimberly A Forde, Connie Law, Rose O’Flynn, David E Kaplan
Kimberly A Forde, David E Kaplan, Research Section, Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
Kimberly A Forde, David E Kaplan, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
Connie Law, Rose O’Flynn, Department of Pharmacy, Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
Author contributions: Law C, O’Flynn R and Kaplan DE designed the research; Law C and O’Flynn R performed the research; Forde KA and Kaplan DE analyzed the data; Forde KA and Kaplan DE wrote the paper.
Supported by The Veterans Health Administration Research Career Development Award (DEK)
Correspondence to: Dr. David E Kaplan, Research Section, Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center, Research A402A, 3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States. dakaplan@mail.med.upenn.edu
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Received: August 20, 2009
Revised: September 9, 2009
Accepted: September 16, 2009
Published online: October 28, 2009
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