Enclosed are three copies of a manuscript by Rose N ．Dipaola，Donna A．Gallo，and Tom N．Roberts titled“Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Long-Term Transfusion Patients”．It is submitted to be considered for publication as a“Original Article" in your journal．This paper is～•Neither the entire paper nor any part of its content has been published or has been accepted elsewhere ．It is not being submitted to any other journal．
We believe the paper may be of particular interest to the readers of your journal because the study it reports stated the HCV infection rate among long-term transfusion patients is higher than that of the general population and of short-term transfusion patients．
Correspondence and phone calls about the paper should be directed to Rose N．Dipaola at the following address，phone and fax number，and e-mail address：
Rose N ．Dipaola，MD
Institute of Internal Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
9500 Euclid Ave．
Cleveland，OH44195，USA
Tel：1-216-444-5360
Fax：1-216-444-9580
E-mail：dipao＠cesmtp ．ccf. Org
Thanks very much for your attention to our paper．
Sincerely yours，
Rose N．Dipaola