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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2010; 16(16): 1953-1969
Published online Apr 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i16.1953
Published online Apr 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i16.1953
Natural epitope variants of the hepatitis C virus impair cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity
Shuping Wang, David D Eckels, Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States
Rico Buchli, Rodney S VanGundy, Pure Protein L.L.C., Oklahoma City, OK 73104, United States
Jennifer Schiller, Jianen Gao, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States
William H Hildebrand, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Health Sciences Center, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, United States
Author contributions: Wang S, Buchli R, VanGundy RS and Hildebrand WH performed the majority of experiments; Schiller J and Gao J assisted some parts of experiments; Eckels DD, Wang S and Buchli R wrote the manuscript.
Supported by The National Institutes of Health, No. NIH-DK-57732
Correspondence to: David D Eckels, Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States. david.eckels@path.utah.edu
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Received: November 9, 2009
Revised: January 6, 2010
Accepted: January 13, 2010
Published online: April 28, 2010
Revised: January 6, 2010
Accepted: January 13, 2010
Published online: April 28, 2010
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