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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2005; 11(48): 7639-7645
Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7639
Elevated plasma von Willebrand factor levels in patients with active ulcerative colitis reflect endothelial perturbation due to systemic inflammation
Petros Zezos, Georgia Papaioannou, Nikolaos Nikolaidis, Themistoclis Vasiliadis, Olga Giouleme, Nikolaos Evgenidis
Petros Zezos, Nikolaos Nikolaidis, Themistoclis Vasiliadis, Olga Giouleme, Nikolaos Evgenidis, Division of Gastroenterology, 2nd Propaedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Georgia Papaioannou, Department of Haematology, Papageorgiou General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Associate Professor Nikolaos Evgenidis, Division of Gastroenterology, 2nd Propaedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration General Hospital, 49 Konstantinoupoleos Str., 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece. zezosp@hol.gr
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Received: January 22, 2005
Revised: April 2, 2005
Accepted: April 9, 2005
Published online: December 28, 2005
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