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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2009; 15(20): 2433-2440
Published online May 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2433
Non-invasive biomarkers for monitoring the fibrogenic process in liver: A short survey
Axel M Gressner, Chun-Fang Gao, Olav A Gressner
Axel M Gressner, Olav A Gressner, Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Central Laboratory, RWTH-University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
Chun-Fang Gao, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Eastern Hepatobiliary Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 225 Shanghai Road, Shanghai 200438, China
Author contributions: All the three authors contributed equally to this work.
Correspondence to: Axel M Gressner, Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Central Laboratory, RWTH-University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany. agressner@ukaachen.de
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Received: January 17, 2009
Revised: April 16, 2009
Accepted: April 23, 2009
Published online: May 28, 2009
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