Viral Hepatitis
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2008; 14(40): 6154-6162
Published online Oct 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6154
Liver stiffness in the hepatitis B virus carrier: A non-invasive marker of liver disease influenced by the pattern of transaminases
Filippo Oliveri, Barbara Coco, Pietro Ciccorossi, Piero Colombatto, Veronica Romagnoli, Beatrice Cherubini, Ferruccio Bonino, Maurizia Rossana Brunetto
Filippo Oliveri, Barbara Coco, Pietro Ciccorossi, Piero Colombatto, Veronica Romagnoli, Beatrice Cherubini, Maurizia Rossana Brunetto, UO Epatologia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa 56124, Italy
Ferruccio Bonino, Università di Pisa, Pisa, and Direzione Scientifica della Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milano 20122, Italy
Author contributions: Oliveri F, Coco B, Ciccorossi P, Colombatto P, Romagnoli V, Cherubini B and Brunetto MR performed research (clinical and elastographic assessment); Oliveri F, Coco B, Bonino F and Brunetto MR designed the study, performed the analysis and wrote the paper.
Supported by Educational grants from the Italian Ministry of Health, “ERASMO” 2005
Correspondence to: Dr. Maurizia Rossana Brunetto, UO Epatologia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Via Paradisa n. 2-Cisanello, Pisa 56124, Italy. brunetto@med-club.com
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Received: May 27, 2008
Revised: July 21, 2008
Accepted: July 28, 2008
Published online: October 28, 2008
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