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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2006; 12(29): 4716-4720
Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4716
Low utility of plasma Nociceptin/orphanin FQ in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma
Aldo Spadaro, Antonino Ajello, Carmelo Luigiano, Carmela Morace, Maria Letizia Resta, Grazia Berlinghieri, Salvatore Campo, Claudio Scisca, Angela Alibrandi, Graziella D’arrigo, Nunziata Alessi, Oscar Ferraù, Maria Antonietta Freni
Aldo Spadaro, Antonino Ajello, Carmelo Luigiano, Carmela Morace, Maria Letizia Resta, Grazia Berlinghieri, Salvatore Campo, Claudio Scisca, Angela Alibrandi, Graziella D’arrigo, Nunziata Alessi, Oscar Ferraù, Maria Antonietta Freni, Dipartimento Clinico Sperimentale di Medicina e Farmacologia, Clinica Medica, Pad. C, AOU, Via Consolare Valeria No. 1, Messina 98125, Italy
Correspondence to: Dr. Aldo Spadaro, Dipartimento Clinico Sperimentale di Medicina e Farmacologia, Clinica Medica, Pad. C, AOU, Via Consolare Valeria No. 1, Messina 98125, Italy. aldo.spadaro@unime.it
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Received: February 6, 2006
Revised: February 28, 2006
Accepted: February 28, 2006
Published online: August 7, 2006
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