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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2010; 16(5): 596-602
Published online Feb 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i5.596
Published online Feb 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i5.596
Phlebotomy improves histology in chronic hepatitis C males with mild iron overload
Massimo Sartori, Silvano Andorno, Stefania Carmagnola, Mario Del Piano, Gastroenterology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Corso Mazzini, 18, 28100 Novara, Italy
Angelo Rossini, Hepatology Unit, A.O. Spedali Civili, 25100 Brescia, Italy
Renzo Boldorini, Cristina Bozzola, Emanuele Albano, Department of Medical Sciences University of East Piedmont “Amedeo Avogadro”, 28100 Novara, Italy
Author contributions: Sartori M collected clinical data, and contributed to the study design and the writing of the manuscript; Andorno S performed statistical analysis; Rossini A collected clinical data and contributed to the study design; Carmagnola S collected clinical data; Boldorini R and Bozzola C performed histological analysis; Del Piano M contributed to the study design; Albano E supervised the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Massimo Sartori, Gastroenterology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Corso Mazzini, 18, 28100 Novara, Italy. sartori@fauser.edu
Telephone: +39-321-3733206 Fax: +39-321-3733345
Received: September 5, 2009
Revised: November 4, 2009
Accepted: November 11, 2009
Published online: February 7, 2010
Revised: November 4, 2009
Accepted: November 11, 2009
Published online: February 7, 2010
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