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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2005; 11(13): 1995-1999
Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1995
Hepatic gene expression profiles associated with fibrosis progression and hepatocarcinogenesis in hepatitis C patients
Run-Xuan Shao, Yujin Hoshida, Motoyuki Otsuka, Naoya Kato, Ryosuke Tateishi, Takuma Teratani, Shuichiro Shiina, Hiroyoshi Taniguchi, Masaru Moriyama, Takao Kawabe, Masao Omata
Run-Xuan Shao, Yujin Hoshida, Motoyuki Otsuka, Naoya Kato, Ryosuke Tateishi, Takuma Teratani, Shuichiro Shiina, Hiroyoshi Taniguchi, Masaru Moriyama, Takao Kawabe, Masao Omata, Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the Nishi Cancer Research Fund and by grants-in-aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, and Research Grants for Research on Hepatitis from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan
Correspondence to: Naoya Kato, MD., Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan. kato-2im@h.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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Received: September 10, 2004
Revised: September 11, 2004
Accepted: October 6, 2004
Published online: April 7, 2005
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