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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2006; 12(4): 556-560
Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.556
Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.556
High serum leptin is an independent risk factor for non-response patients with low viremia to antiviral treatment in chronic hepatitis C
Yuichiro Eguchi, Toshihiko Mizuta, Tsutomu Yasutake, Akitaka Hisatomi, Ryuichi Iwakiri, Iwata Ozaki, Kazuma Fujimoto, Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School, Saga 849-8501, Japan
Supported by a Grant-in-Aid from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan, for Scientific Research, No. 16590606 (TM)
Correspondence to: Kazuma Fujimoto, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Saga Medical School, Saga, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan. fujimoto@post.saga-med.ac.jp
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Received: June 6, 2005
Revised: June 28, 2005
Accepted: July 28, 2005
Published online: January 28, 2006
Revised: June 28, 2005
Accepted: July 28, 2005
Published online: January 28, 2006
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