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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2012; 18(22): 2798-2804
Published online Jun 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i22.2798
Plasma microRNA profiles distinguish lethal injury in acetaminophen toxicity: A research study
Jeanine Ward, Shashi Bala, Jan Petrasek, Gyongyi Szabo
Jeanine Ward, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, United States
Shashi Bala, Jan Petrasek, Gyongyi Szabo, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 364 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01655, United States
Author contributions: Ward J and Szabo G contributed to the research concept, experimental design, data analysis and drafting of the manuscript; Bala S carried out the data analyses and drafting of the manuscript; Petrasek J contributed to the experimental design and performed the statistical analysis; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by PHS grant DK075635 to Szabo G and McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a division of McNeil-PCC Inc. to Ward J
Correspondence to: Gyongyi Szabo, MD, PhD, Professor, Vice Chair for Research, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 364 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01655, United States. gyongyi.szabo@umassmed.edu
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Received: July 28, 2011
Revised: September 4, 2011
Accepted: April 12, 2012
Published online: June 14, 2012
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