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SBW and DLB gathered clinical data, analyzed results and prepared the manuscript. They contributed equally to the research and the preparation of the manuscript. PB performed the HEV-RNA PCR’s. EK was responsible for the clinical management of patients. JV provided the pictures and description of the liver biopsy of patient 5. HLZ and MDH set up the project, were involved in patient management, and supervised the analysis of the data and preparation of the manuscript.
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Willemse, S., Bezuur, D., Blom, P. et al. Hepatitis E virus infection and hepatic GvHD in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients. Bone Marrow Transplant 52, 622–624 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2016.327
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