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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2010; 16(29): 3687-3691
Published online Aug 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i29.3687
Is chronic hepatitis C virus infection a risk factor for breast cancer?
Dominique Larrey, Marie-Cécile Bozonnat, Ihab Kain, Georges-Philippe Pageaux, Eric Assenat
Dominique Larrey, Georges-Philippe Pageaux, Liver Unit and INSERM Unit 632, Saint-Eloi Hospital, Montpellier University, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Marie-Cécile Bozonnat, Department of Biostatistics, Intitut Universitaire de Recherche Clinique, Montpellier University, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Ihab Kain, Liver Unit, Saint-Eloi Hospital, Montpellier University, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Eric Assenat, Medical Oncology Unit, Saint-Eloi Hospital, Montpellier University, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Author contributions: Larrey D performed the major contribution; Bozonnat MC performed statistical analysis; Kain I reviewed data of some of the patients; Pageaux GP reviewed the manuscript; Assenat E provided help for cancer aspects.
Correspondence to: Dominique Larrey, MD, PhD, Professor of Hepatology, Liver Unit and INSERM Unit 632, Saint-Eloi Hospital, Montpellier University, 80 rue Augustin Fliche, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France. dom-larrey@chu-montpellier.fr
Telephone: +33-4-67337061 Fax: +33-4-67330257
Received: September 17, 2009
Revised: December 22, 2009
Accepted: December 29, 2009
Published online: August 7, 2010
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