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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2006; 12(6): 961-965
Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.961
Effect of interferon alpha and ribavirin treatment on serum levels of transforming growth factor-β1, vascular endothelial growth factor, and basic fibroblast growth factor in patients with chronic hepatitis C
Ewa Janczewska-Kazek, Bogdan Marek, Dariusz Kajdaniuk, Halina Borgiel-Marek
Ewa Janczewska-Kazek, Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Chorzow, Poland
Bogdan Marek, Dariusz Kajdaniuk, Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
Halina Borgiel-Marek, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Co-first-authors: Ewa Janczewska-Kazek and Bogdan Marek
Correspondence to: Ewa Janczewska-Kazek MD, PhD, Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Zjednoczenia 10, 41-500 Chorzow, Poland. e.janczewska@neostrada.pl
Telephone: +48-322417192
Received: April 2, 2005
Revised: May 1, 2005
Accepted: October 20, 2005
Published online: February 14, 2006
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