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Unchanged serum viral load and liver function during tocilizumab treatment in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and hepatitis C virus infection

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Dr. Minota has received royalties from Chugai Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd, Tokyo, Japan. The other authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest.

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  1. Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Jichi Medical University, Yakushiji 3311-1, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan

    Takao Nagashima, Akihito Maruyama, Yasuyuki Kamata & Seiji Minota

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Nagashima, T., Maruyama, A., Kamata, Y. et al. Unchanged serum viral load and liver function during tocilizumab treatment in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and hepatitis C virus infection. Rheumatol Int 32, 2231–2232 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-011-2060-2

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