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International Journal of Diabetes & Clinical Diagnosis Volume 1 (2014), Article ID 1:IJDCD-101, 1 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-1499/2014/101
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The Application of Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitor to the Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Hidekatsu Yanai*, Hisayuki Katsuyama, Hidetaka Hamasaki, Hiroki Adachi, Sumie Moriyama and Akahito Sako

Department of Internal Medicine, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Kohnodai Hospital, Chiba, Japan
Dr. Hidekatsu Yanai, Department of Internal Medicine, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Kohnodai Hospital, 1-7-1 Kohnodai, Chiba, 272-8516, Japan; E-mail: dyanai@hospk.ncgm.go.jp
11 June 2014; 23 June 2014; 25 June 2014
Yanai H, Katsuyama H, Hamasaki H, Adachi H, Moriyama S, et al. (2014) The Application of Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitor to the Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection. Int J Diabetes Clin Diagn 1: 101. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-1499/2014/101

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