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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2009; 15(8): 955-960
Published online Feb 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.955
Published online Feb 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.955
Effect of B vitamin supplementation on plasma homocysteine levels in celiac disease
Muhammed Hadithi, Chris JJ Mulder, Joshan Azizi, Department of Gastroenterology, VUmc University Medical Center, Amsterdam, PO Box 7057, Amsterdam 1007 MB, The Netherlands
Frank Stam, Yvo M Smulders, Department of Internal Medicine, VUmc University Medical Center, Amsterdam, PO Box 7057, Amsterdam 1007 MB, The Netherlands
J Bart A Crusius, Amado Salvador Peña, Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Department of Pathology, VUmc University Medical Center, Amsterdam, PO Box 7057, Amsterdam 1007 MB, The Netherlands
Coen DA Stehouwer, Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Hospital Maastricht, P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Author contributions: Hadithi M and Stehouwer CDA designed the study; Mulder CJJ coordinated and provided the inclusion of patients with celiac disease; Azizi J and Hadithi M set the data base and performed analysis; Crusius JBA and Peña AS coordinated and provided the analysis for the C677T polymorphism of 5, 10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase; Stam F and Smulders YM provided the healthy controls. All co-authors, especially Smulders YM, contributed in editing the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Dr. Muhammed Hadithi, Department of Gastroenterology, VUmc University Medical Center, PO Box 9119, 3007 AC Rotterdam, The Netherlands. hadithim@maasstadziekenhuis.nl
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Received: November 3, 2008
Revised: November 29, 2008
Accepted: December 6, 2008
Published online: February 28, 2009
Revised: November 29, 2008
Accepted: December 6, 2008
Published online: February 28, 2009
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