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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2007; 13(39): 5180-5187
Published online Oct 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5180
Published online Oct 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5180
Hepatic steatosis as a possible risk factor for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma after eradication of hepatitis C virus with antiviral therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C
Atsushi Tanaka, Satoko Uegaki, Hiroko Kurihara, Masaki Mikami, Hajime Takikawa, Department of Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
Kiyoshi Aida, Junji Shiga, Department of Pathology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
Ikuo Nagashima, Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Atsushi Tanaka, MD, Department of Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1, Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan. a-tanaka@med.teikyo-u.ac.jp
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Received: April 18, 2007
Revised: June 28, 2007
Accepted: September 1, 2007
Published online: October 21, 2007
Revised: June 28, 2007
Accepted: September 1, 2007
Published online: October 21, 2007
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