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1994 • 2,506 citations

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1997 • 1,426 citations

Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Italian Patients with Cirrhosis

1991 • 832 citations

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1993 • 822 citations

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1999 • 666 citations

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1990 • 569 citations

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1995 • 490 citations

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1998 • 373 citations

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1997 • 371 citations

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1993 • 317 citations

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1995 • 293 citations

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1995 • 252 citations

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1993 • 242 citations

Molecular basis for persistent hepatitis B virus infection in the liver after clearance of serum hepatitis B surface antigen

1998 • 210 citations

Distribution of Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes Determined by Line Probe Assay in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Seen at Tertiary Referral Centers in the United States

1996 • 197 citations

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1996 • 193 citations

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1994 • 189 citations

Hepatitis C virus genotypes and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis: A case-control study

1996 • 180 citations

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1997 • 156 citations

The natural course of chronic hepatitis C: A comparison between patients with genotypes 1 and 2 hepatitis C viruses

1996 • 156 citations

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1997 • 132 citations

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1997 • 119 citations

Immunolocalization of OV-6, a putative progenitor cell marker in human fetal and diseased pediatric liver

1998 • 116 citations

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1994 • 113 citations

A pilot randomized, controlled trial of the effect of iron depletion on long-term response to α-interferon in patients with chronic hepatitis C

1998 • 99 citations

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1994 • 87 citations

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1997 • 47 citations

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1998 • 45 citations

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Distribution of Infecting Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes in End-Stage Liver Disease Patients at a Large American Transplantation Center

1997 • 26 citations

Hepatitis B virus DNA integration frequently observed in the hepatocellular carcinoma DNA of hepatitis C virus-infected patients

1996 • 20 citations

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1997 • 13 citations

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1998 • 2 citations