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Carcinogenicity of hepatitis D virus, human cytomegalovirus, and Merkel cell polyomavirus

Margaret R Karagas et al. Lancet Oncol. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of interests–Working Group

DA is a member of a steering committee for a project evaluating HIV, HBV, and HCV point-of-care testing by community associations in France, supported by Gilead Sciences, and has received travel fees for attending the French AIDS Society Congress and presentation of results at the aforementioned congress. All other Working Group Members declare no competing interests.

Declaration of interests–Representatives

All Representatives declare no competing interests.

Declaration of interests–Secretariat

All Secretariat declare no competing interests.

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