Proof of principal studies to assess the role of the human betaretrovirus in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis [1]

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2499-2500

  Mason, Andrew ^a,d   Xu, Lizhe ^b   Neuberger, James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d Division of Gastroenterology   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMIVUDINE PLUS ZIDOVUDINE; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS PROTEIN;

COCULTURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DNA DETERMINATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCT; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LETTER; LYMPH NODE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETROVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; LAMIVUDINE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ZIDOVUDINE;

EID: 11144308266     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.41389_1.x     Document Type: Letter

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