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Online Submissions: World J Gastroenterol 2007 September 7; 13(33): 4431-4436 World Journal of Gastroenterology ISSN 1007-9327 wjg@ © 2007 WJG. All rights reserved. REVIEW New therapeutic opportunities for Hepatitis C based on small RNA Qiu-Wei Pan, Scot D Henry, Bob J Scholte, Hugo W Tilanus, Harry LA Janssen, Luc JW van der Laan Qiu-Wei Pan, Departments of Gastroenterology Hepatology van der Laan LJW. New therapeutic opportunities for and Surgery, Erasmus MC-University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Hepatitis C based on small RNA. World J Gastroenterol The Netherlands 2007; 13(33): 4431-4436 Scot D Henry, Hugo W Tilanus, Luc JW van der Laan, Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC-University Medical Centre, /1007-9327/13/4431.asp Rotterdam, The Netherlands Bob J Scholte, Department of Cell Biology, Erasmus MC- University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Harry LA Janssen, Department of Gastroenterology Hepatology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, INTRODUCTION The Netherlands Correspondence to: Dr. Luc JW van der Laan, Erasmus Hepatitis C virus (HCV), first identified in 1989, is a MC-University Medical Centre, Departments of Surgery and single-stranded positive-sense RNA flavivirus with 6 Gastroenterology Hepatology, Room L458, sGravendijkwal major genotypes and over 70 subtypes [1,2]. According 230, 3015 CE, Rotterdam, to the estimation of the World Health Organization, The Netherlands. l.vanderl