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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2008; 14(38): 5876-5879
Published online Oct 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5876
Published online Oct 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5876
High frequency of the c.3207C>A (p.H1069Q) mutation in ATP7B gene of Lithuanian patients with hepatic presentation of Wilson’s disease
Laimutis Kucinskas, Institute of Biology of Kaunas University of Medicine, Mickevičiaus 9, Kaunas LT-44307, Lithuania
Jolanta Jeroch, Rima Naginiene, Institute of Biomedical Research of Kaunas University of Medicine, Eiveniu 4, Kaunas LT-50009, Lithuania
Astra Vitkauskiene, Laboratory of Immunology and Genetics, Kaunas University of Medicine, Eiveniu 2, Kaunas LT-50009, Lithuania
Raimundas Sakalauskas, Department of Pulmonology and Immunology, Kaunas University of Medicine, Eiveniu 2, Kaunas LT-50009, Lithuania
Vitalija Petrenkiene, Limas Kupcinskas, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaunas University of Medicine, Eiveniu 2, Kaunas LT-50009, Lithuania
Vaidutis Kucinskas, Department of Human and Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Santariskiu 2, Vilnius LT-08661, Lithuania
Hartmut Schmidt, Department of Hepatotransplanthology, University of Munster, Schlossplatz 2, Munster D-48149, Germany
Author contributions: Kucinskas L and Kupcinskas L contributed equally to this work; Kucinskas L designed research/performed research/wrote paper; Jeroch J wrote paper; Vitkauskiene A wrote paper/contributed new reagents/analytic tools; Sakalauskas R designed research; Petrenkiene V analysed data; Kucinskas V designed research; Naginiene R performed research; Kupcinskas L designed research/wrote paper; Schmidt H performed research/wrote paper.
Supported by The National Science and Education Foundation of Lithuania, No. M-06005
Correspondence to: Dr. Limas Kupcinskas, PhD, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaunas University of Medicine, Eiveniu 2, Kaunas LT-50009, Lithuania. likup@takas.lt
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Received: May 30, 2008
Revised: July 19, 2008
Accepted: July 26, 2008
Published online: October 14, 2008
Revised: July 19, 2008
Accepted: July 26, 2008
Published online: October 14, 2008
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