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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2005; 11(43): 6833-6838
Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6833
Effect of pegylated interferon alpha 2b plus ribavirin treatment on plasma transforming growth factor-β1, metalloproteinase-1, and tissue metalloproteinase inhibitor-1 in patients with chronic hepatitis C
Robert Flisiak, Jerzy Jaroszewicz, Tadeusz W Łapiński, Iwona Flisiak, Danuta Prokopowiczi
Robert Flisiak, Jerzy Jaroszewicz, Tadeusz W Łapiński, Danuta Prokopowicz, Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
Iwona Flisiak, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Professor Robert Flisiak, Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-540 Bialystok, Zurawia str., 14, Poland. flisiakr@priv.onet.pl
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Received: April 7, 2005
Revised: May 8, 2005
Accepted: May 12, 2005
Published online: November 21, 2005
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