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Interferon free antiviral treatment of chronic hepatitis C in patients affected by β-thalassemia major

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  1. Department of Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy

    Elisa Biliotti, Donatella Palazzo, Marco Serani, Alessandro M. Silvestri, Lorenzo Volpicelli, Rozenn Esvan, Cristiana Franchi, Martina Spaziante & Gloria Taliani

  2. Thalassemia Unit, S. Eugenio Hospital, Rome, Italy

    Francesco Sorrentino

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Gloria Taliani has received advisory board and speaking fees from AbbVie, BMS, MSD, Roche, Janssen and Gilead. The other authors have nothing to disclose regarding funding or conflict of interest with respect to this manuscript.

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Biliotti, E., Palazzo, D., Serani, M. et al. Interferon free antiviral treatment of chronic hepatitis C in patients affected by β-thalassemia major. Ann Hematol 96, 1043–1045 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-017-2986-x

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