Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	6013
Country	United States

Received	2013-09-29 18:16
Peer-Review Started	2013-09-30 16:43
To Make the First Decision	2013-12-04 09:21
Return for Revision	2013-12-05 12:05
Revised
Second Decision	2014-03-13 13:49
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-03-13 16:47
Articles in Press	2014-05-23 12:04
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2014-04-02 12:04
Typeset the Manuscript	2014-05-23 15:10
Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-06-16 16:19

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Topic Highlights
Article Title	Hepatitis C virus core antigen testing: Role in diagnosis, disease monitoring and treatment
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Hans L Tillmann
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Hans L Tillmann, MD, GI/Hepatology, Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke University, Duke South, Orange Zone, room 0349, P.O. Box 3913, Durham, NC 27708, United States. hans.tillmann@duke.edu
Key Words	Hepatitis C virus; Hepatitis C; Diagnostic assay; Diagnostic accuracy; Hepatitis C virus core antigen; Treatment monitoring
Core Tip	Hepatitis C virus (HCV) core antigen can be a cost effective alternative to confirm HCV infection, though patients with low HCV RNA (< 1000 IU/mL) have a chance of being false negative. It could have a role in therapy monitoring, but that is currently not well enough studied.
Publish Date	2014-06-16 16:19
Citation	Tillmann HL. Hepatitis C virus core antigen testing: Role in diagnosis, disease monitoring and treatment. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(22): 6701-6706
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i22/6701.htm
DOI	10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6701

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