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Letter to the Editor

Sarcoidosis, Chronic Hepatitis C and Interferon-α: Two Cases

Sauro Luchi Infectious Disease Unit, Hepatology Centre, Lucca Hospital, ASL2 Lucca, Italy
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Antonio Scasso Infectious Disease Unit, Hepatology Centre, Lucca Hospital, ASL2 Lucca, Italy
Pages 775-776 | Received 06 Mar 2003, Accepted 10 Jun 2003, Published online: 05 Jul 2010

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