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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2011; 17(48): 5280-5288
Published online Dec 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i48.5280
Published online Dec 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i48.5280
Serum Bcl-2 concentrations in overweight-obese subjects with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Giovanni Tarantino, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Federico II University Medical School of Naples, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
Francesco Scopacasa, Ernesto Grimaldi, Department of Biochemistry and Medical Biotechnology, Federico II University Medical School of Naples, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
Annamaria Colao, Silvia Savastano, Department of Molecular and Clinical Endocrinology and Oncology, Endocrinology Unit, Federico II University Medical School of Naples, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
Domenico Capone, Department of Neurosciences, Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Federico II University Medical School of Naples, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
Marianna Tarantino, Department of Biomorphological and Functional Sciences, Federico II University Medical School of Naples, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
Author contributions: Tarantino G conceived the study, analyzed statistical data, and wrote the manuscript; Savastano S, Colao A and Capone D critically revised the paper; Tarantino M and Tarantino G performed ultrasonography; Grimaldi E and Scopacasa F performed laboratory analyses.
Correspondence to: Giovanni Tarantino, MD, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Federico II University Medical School of Naples, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy. tarantin@unina.it
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Received: February 3, 2011
Revised: June 27, 2011
Accepted: October 27, 2011
Published online: December 28, 2011
Revised: June 27, 2011
Accepted: October 27, 2011
Published online: December 28, 2011
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