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Comment
. 2007 Aug;56(8):1044-5.
doi: 10.1136/gut.2006.108845.

Do high lipids help clearance of hepatitis C?

Stephen Ryder  1
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Comment

Do high lipids help clearance of hepatitis C?

Stephen Ryder. Gut. 2007 Aug.

Abstract

High triglyceride levels may be a factor in the high rate of spontaneous clearance of HCV

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