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Successful DAA Treatment and Global Improvement in a Cirrhotic Patient with Concomitant HCV Infection and Autoimmune Hepatitis

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  1. Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Viale Benedetto XV, No.6, 16132, Genoa, Italy

    Costanza De Maria, Ilaria Ghidotti & Edoardo G. Giannini

  2. Ospedale Policlinico San Martino – IRCCS per l’Oncologia, Genoa, Italy

    Costanza De Maria, Ilaria Ghidotti, Federica Grillo & Edoardo G. Giannini

  3. Pathology Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

    Federica Grillo

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De Maria, C., Ghidotti, I., Grillo, F. et al. Successful DAA Treatment and Global Improvement in a Cirrhotic Patient with Concomitant HCV Infection and Autoimmune Hepatitis. Dig Dis Sci 64, 591–593 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-018-5356-1

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