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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2005; 11(13): 1929-1936
Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1929
Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1929
Transforming growth factor-β1 gene polymorphisms are associated with progression of liver fibrosis in Caucasians with chronic hepatitis C infection
Hao Wang, Chun-Fang Gao, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
Senait Mengsteab, Carmen G. Tag, Axel M. Gressner, Ralf Weiskirchen, Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, RWTH-University Hospital Aachen, Germany
Claus Hellerbrand, Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Regensburg, Germany
Frank Lammert, Department of Medicine III, RWTH-University Hospital Aachen, Germany
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the Grants From the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany (Network of Competence in Medicine Hep-Net) and the Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30270605
Correspondence to: Dr. Ralf Weiskirchen, Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, RWTH-University Hospital, D-52074 Aachen, Germany. rweiskirchen@ukaachen.de
Telephone: +49-241-80-88683 Fax: +49-241-80-82512
Received: October 15, 2004
Revised: October 16, 2004
Accepted: November 19, 2004
Published online: April 7, 2005
Revised: October 16, 2004
Accepted: November 19, 2004
Published online: April 7, 2005
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