Toward antivirals against hepatitis E: In the steps of hepatitis C

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¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
² KU Leuven Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Transplantation, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Leuven, Belgium.

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Jérôme Gouttenoire et al. Hepatology. 2023.

. 2023 Dec 1;78(6):1695-1697.

doi: 10.1097/HEP.0000000000000509. Epub 2023 Jun 12.

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
² KU Leuven Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Transplantation, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Leuven, Belgium.

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