Editorial: betaretrovirus in biliary epithelia of patients with autoimmune and cryptogenic liver disease – authors’ reply
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*Center of Excellence for Gastrointestinal Inflammation and Immunity Research, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Department of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. BGI-Shenzhen, Bei Shan Industrial Zone, Shenzhen, China. Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. E-mail: [email protected]
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