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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2009; 15(19): 2367-2371
Published online May 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2367
Mucin gene expression in bile of patients with and without gallstone disease, collected by endoscopic retrograde cholangiography
Alexander Vilkin, Alex Geller, Zohar Levi, Yaron Niv
Alexander Vilkin, Alex Geller, Zohar Levi, Yaron Niv, Department of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tiqwa and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 49100, Israel
Author contributions: Vilkin A and Niv Y performed the laboratory study and wrote the paper; Geller A performed the ERC and collected the material; Levi Z performed the data collection and statistics.
Correspondence to: Yaron Niv, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqwa 49100, Israel. yniv@clalit.org.il
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Received: May 2, 2008
Revised: March 13, 2009
Accepted: March 20, 2009
Published online: May 21, 2009
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