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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2007; 13(10): 1579-1584
Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1579
Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1579
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a novel predictor of cardiovascular disease
Masahide Hamaguchi, Yutaka Kawahito, Toshikazu Yoshikawa, Inflammation and Immunology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan
Takao Kojima, Naohisa Yoshida, Atsushi Suetsugu, Takahiro Kato, Junichi Okuda, Kazunori Ida, Department of Gastroenterology, Murakami Memorial Hospital, Asahi University, Japan
Noriyuki Takeda, Hiroshi Sarui, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Murakami Memorial Hospital, Asahi University, Japan
Chisato Nagata, Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Japan
Jun Takeda, Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Division of Molecule and Structure, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by a grant from the Gifu Medical Association
Correspondence to: Masahide Hamaguchi MD, Inflammation and Immunology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465, Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan. seele@mbox.kyoto-inet.or.jp
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Received: November 16, 2006
Revised: December 27, 2006
Accepted: January 20, 2007
Published online: March 14, 2007
Revised: December 27, 2006
Accepted: January 20, 2007
Published online: March 14, 2007
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