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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2005; 11(38): 6031-6037
Published online Oct 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i38.6031
Different effects of a CD14 gene polymorphism on disease outcome in patients with alcoholic liver disease and chronic hepatitis C infection
C Meiler, M Mühlbauer, M Johann, A Hartmann, B Schnabl, N Wodarz, G Schmitz, J Schölmerich, C Hellerbrand
C Meiler, B Schnabl, J Schölmerich, C Hellerbrand, M Mülbauer, Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Regensburg, Regensburg 93042, Germany
M Johann, N Wodarz, Department of Psychiatry, University of Regensburg, Regensburg 93042, Germany
A Hartmann, Department of Pathology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg 93042, Germany
G Schmitz, Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University of Regensburg, Regensburg 93042, Germany
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by grants from the Else Kroner Fresenius-Stiftung to Hellerbrand C and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Schn 620/3-1) to Schnabl B
Correspondence to: C Hellerbrand, MD, Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Regensburg, Regensburg D-93042, Germany. claus.hellerbrand@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
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Received: March 10, 2004
Revised: April 6, 2005
Accepted: April 9, 2005
Published online: October 14, 2005
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