January 2008

Table of contents

editorial

The hepatitis C virus burden: a Dutch point of view
H. van Vlierberghe

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review

The ups and downs of sirolimus in kidney transplantation, and the importance of reporting negative findings
T. van Gelder

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original article

Prevalence of hepatitis C in the general population in the Netherlands
S. Slavenburg, F.M. Verduyn-Lunel, J.T. Hermsen, W.J.G. Melchers, R.H.M. te Morsche, J.P.H. Drenth

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Gastrointestinal symptoms are still common in a general Western population
L.A.S. van Kerkhoven, T. Eikendal, R.J.F. Laheij, M.G.H. van Oijen, J.B.M.J. Jansen

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case report

Hairy cell leukaemia presenting with ascites, pleural effusion and increased CA 125 serum level
G. Din�ol, ? Do?an, R-D. K���kkaya, E. G�l, R. Kahraman, M. Ağan

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Rituximab for the treatment of glomerulonephritis in hepatitis C associated cryoglobulinaemia
M.R. Korte, M.J. van Heerde, R.A. de Man, M.H.G. Betjes

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Extrapulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis: an unusual cause of biliary tract obstruction
J.W.B. de Groot, J. Vecht, H.A. van den Bergen, J.L.L.M. Coenen

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special report

50 years <i>Netherlands Journal of Medicine</i> - Reminiscences of three successive editors
J. Geerling, A.M. van Leeuwen, L. Offerhaus

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photo quiz

A patient with a neck mass
H. Ciralik, R. Citil, E. Bulbuloglu, S. Bakaris

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A patient with abdominal pain and a rash
H.W.M. van Laarhoven, W.A. Blokx, M.M.B. Seyger, P.P. Koopmans

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letter to the editor

Transmission of hepatitis C genotypes in the Netherlands amongst recently genotyped patients
M.J. de Vries, B. te Rijdt, C.M.J. van Nieuwkerk

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Referral of hepatitis C virus seropositive patients in primary care in the Netherlands
D.J.A. de Jong, M.J. de Vries, L.J.M. Boonman-de Winter, P. van Wijngaarden

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Rationale and design of the virological response and ribavirin dosage (VIRID) study in hepatitis
J.F. Bergmann, S. Slavenburg, R. Roomer, R.J. de Knegt, J.P.H. Drenth

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