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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2007; 13(6): 837-844
Published online Feb 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i6.837
Published online Feb 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i6.837
Soluble forms of extracellular cytokeratin 18 may differentiate simple steatosis from nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Yusuf Yilmaz, Uludag University Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
Enver Dolar, Murat Keskin, Murat Kiyici, Selim Gurel, Macit Gulten, Selim Giray Nak, Uludag University Medical School, Department of Gastroenterology, Bursa, Turkey
Engin Ulukaya, Arzu Yilmaztepe, Uludag University Medical School, Department of Biochemistry, Bursa, Turkey
Semra Akgoz, Uludag University Medical School, Department of Statistics, Bursa, Turkey
Sibel Aker, Uludag University Medical School, Department of Pathology, Bursa, Turkey
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Yusuf Yilmaz, MD, Uludag Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Ic Hastaliklari Gorukle, Bursa 16059, Turkey. yusufyilmaz@uludag.edu.tr
Telephone: +90-533-4403995 Fax: +90-224-4434119
Received: November 17, 2006
Revised: December 1, 2006
Accepted: December 19, 2006
Published online: February 14, 2007
Revised: December 1, 2006
Accepted: December 19, 2006
Published online: February 14, 2007
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