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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2012; 18(29): 3782-3786
Published online Aug 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i29.3782
Published online Aug 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i29.3782
Diagnostic and therapeutic implications of the association between ferritin level and severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Luca Valenti, Paola Dongiovanni, Silvia Fargion, Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione Ca’ Granda IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milano, Italy
Author contributions: All authors read, revised and approved the final manuscript version.
Supported by First Università degli Studi di Milano 2007, 2008, to Valenti L and Fargion S; Ricerca corrente Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico 2006 and 2008, to Valenti L and Fargion S; and Centro per lo Studio delle Malattie del Fegato e del Metabolismo.
Correspondence to: Dr. Luca Valenti, MD, Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione Ca’ Granda IRCCS, pad. Granelli, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, via F Sforza 35, 20122 Milano, Italy. luca.valenti@unimi.it
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Received: May 29, 2012
Revised: June 15, 2012
Accepted: June 28, 2012
Published online: August 7, 2012
Revised: June 15, 2012
Accepted: June 28, 2012
Published online: August 7, 2012
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