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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2009; 15(21): 2617-2622
Published online Jun 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2617
Published online Jun 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2617
Effective use of FibroTest to generate decision trees in hepatitis C
Dana Lau-Corona, Gabriela Gutiérrez-Reyes, Blanca Eugenia Farfan-Labonne, Rafael Núñez-Nateras, Alan Bonder, Rosalinda Martínez-García, Maria Concepción Gutiérrez-Ruiz, Guillermo Robles-Díaz, David Kershenobich, Department of Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, General Hospital of Mexico, Mexico City 06726, Mexico
Luís Alberto Pineda, Héctor Hugo Avilés, Department of Computer Sciences, Institute for Applied Mathematics and Systems, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City 01000, Mexico
Clara Corona-Lau, Marco Antonio Olivera-Martínez, Department of Gastroenterology, Lomas Altas Clinic, Mexico City 11950, Mexico
Author contributions: Lau-Corona D, Pineda LA, Gutiérrez-Reyes G, Farfan-Labonne BE, Gutiérrez-Ruiz MC, Robles-Díaz G and Kershenobich D designed the research; Pineda LA and Avilés HH performed and analyzed the decision trees; Olivera-Martínez MA and Kershenobich D were responsible for patient enrollment; Lau-Corona D, Núñez-Nateras R, Bonder A and Martínez-García R created and analyzed the patients database; Corona-Lau C performed the FibroTests; Lau-Corona D, Pineda LA and Kershenobich D wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: David Kershenobich, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Chief, Department of Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, UNAM, General Hospital of Mexico, Mexico City 06726, Mexico. kesdhipa@yahoo.com
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Received: March 17, 2009
Revised: May 6, 2009
Accepted: May 13, 2009
Published online: June 7, 2009
Revised: May 6, 2009
Accepted: May 13, 2009
Published online: June 7, 2009
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