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Viral Hepatitis

Regulatory T cells contribute to the impaired immune response in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection†‡

Stoop, Jeroen N.1,§; van der Molen, Renate G.*,1,§,¶; Baan, Carla C.2; van der Laan, Luc J. W.3; Kuipers, Ernst J.1; Kusters, Johannes G.1; Janssen, Harry L. A.1,#

1Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC–University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

2Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC–University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

3Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC–University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC–University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, Room L‐448, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands===

Received August 20, 2004

Accepted January 21, 2005