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Evidence of Spontaneous Post-transplant HCV Eradication in Two Failed DAA Treatments Awaiting Liver Transplantation

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  1. Hepatology Unit, Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

    Ilaria Lenci, Alessandra Bosa, Martina Milana, Leonardo Baiocchi & Mario Angelico

  2. Virology Unit, Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

    Francesco Paolo Antonucci, Marianna Aragri, Francesca Ceccherini-Silberstein & Carlo Federico Perno

  3. Liver Transplant Center, Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

    Giuseppe Tisone

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Lenci, I., Bosa, A., Milana, M. et al. Evidence of Spontaneous Post-transplant HCV Eradication in Two Failed DAA Treatments Awaiting Liver Transplantation. Dig Dis Sci 62, 2193–2195 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-017-4594-y

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