Copyright
©The Author(s) 2004. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 1, 2004; 10(19): 2864-2866
Published online Oct 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i19.2864
Published online Oct 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i19.2864
Low plasma apolipoprotein A-I level is not a reliable marker of fibrosis in children with chronic hepatitis B
Mukadder Ayse Selimoglu, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey
Rasit Vural Yagcl, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
Gül Yüce, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Mukadder-Ayse Selimoglu, Atatürk Üniversitesi, Tlp Fakültesi, Çocuk Sagl lgl ve Hastallklarl AD, Erzurum 25240, Turkey. ayseselimoglu@hotmail.com
Telephone: +90-442-2361212 Ext. 1635 Fax: +90-442-2361301
Received: February 14, 2004
Revised: April 22, 2004
Accepted: April 29, 2004
Published online: October 1, 2004
Revised: April 22, 2004
Accepted: April 29, 2004
Published online: October 1, 2004
Core Tip