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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2009; 15(9): 1025-1034
Published online Mar 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1025
Published online Mar 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1025
Influence of genes, sex, age and environment on the onset of autoimmune hepatitis
Kathie Béland, Pascal Lapierre, Fernando Alvarez, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, CHU Sainte-Justine, 3175 Côte Ste-Catherine, Montreal (Quebec) Canada H3T 1C5, Canada
Author contributions: Béland K wrote the paper; Lapierre P and Alvarez F helped writing and revising the paper.
Correspondence to: Fernando Alvarez, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, CHU Sainte-Justine, 3175 Côte Ste-Catherine, Montreal (Quebec) Canada H3T 1C5, Canada. fernando.alvarez@umontreal.ca
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Received: December 26, 2008
Revised: February 8, 2009
Accepted: February 15, 2009
Published online: March 7, 2009
Revised: February 8, 2009
Accepted: February 15, 2009
Published online: March 7, 2009
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