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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2010; 16(19): 2411-2416
Published online May 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i19.2411
Increased levels of homocysteine in patients with ulcerative colitis
Sabiye Akbulut, Emin Altiparmak, Firdevs Topal, Ersan Ozaslan, Metin Kucukazman, Ozlem Yonem
Sabiye Akbulut, Department of Gastroenterology, Kartal Kosuyolu High Specialty Education and Research Hospital, 34846 Istanbul, Turkey
Emin Altiparmak, Ersan Ozaslan, Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara Numune Training and Education Hospital, 06443 Ankara, Turkey
Firdevs Topal, Department of Gastroenterology, Çankiri State Hospital, 18200 Cankiri, Turkey
Metin Kucukazman, Department of Gastroenterology, Kecioren Teaching and Research Hospital, 06380 Ankara, Turkey
Ozlem Yonem, Department of Gastroenterology, Cumhuriyet University, Cumhuriyet Universitesi Hastanesi, 58140 Sivas, Turkey
Author contributions: Akbulut S and Altiparmak E designed the research; Akbulut S, Topal F and Kucukazman M performed the research; Ozaslan E analyzed the data; Akbulut S and Yonem O wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Ozlem Yonem, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Cumhuriyet University, Cumhuriyet Universitesi Hastanesi, 58140 Sivas, Turkey. ozlemyonem@gmail.com
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Received: January 22, 2010
Revised: March 14, 2010
Accepted: March 21, 2010
Published online: May 21, 2010
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