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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2009; 15(5): 578-582
Published online Feb 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.578
Hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with autoimmune hepatitis
Andreas Teufel, Arndt Weinmann, Catherine Centner, Anja Piendl, Ansgar W Lohse, Peter R Galle, Stephan Kanzler
Andreas Teufel, Arndt Weinmann, Catherine Centner, Anja Piendl, Peter R Galle, Stephan Kanzler, Department of Medicine I, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz 55101, Germany
Ansgar W Lohse, Department of Medicine I, University of Hamburg, Hamburg 22527, Germany
Author contributions: Teufel A, Lohse AW, Galle PR, Kanzler S treatment of patients, analysis of patients’ records, preparation of manuscript; Weinmann A, Centner C, Piendl A analysis and documentation of patients’ records.
Correspondence to: Stephan Kanzler, MD, Leopoldina-Krankenhaus, Gustav-Adolf-Str. 8, Schweinfurt 97422, Germany. skanzler@leopoldina.de
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Received: April 25, 2008
Revised: June 29, 2008
Accepted: July 6, 2008
Published online: February 7, 2009
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