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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2006; 12(35): 5717-5720
Published online Sep 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i35.5717
Association of promoter polymorphism of the CD14 C (-159) T endotoxin receptor gene with chronic hepatitis B
Amir Houshang Mohammad Alizadeh, Mitra Ranjbar, Mehrdad Hajilooi, Farahnaz Fallahian
Amir Houshang Mohammad Alizadeh, Farahnaz Fallahian, Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mitra Ranjbar, Mehrdad Hajilooi, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences Hamedan, Iran
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Amir Houshang Mohammad Alizadeh, Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, 7th floor, Taleghani Hospital, Yaman Str., Evin, Tehran 19857, Iran. article@rcgld.org
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Received: December 23, 2005
Revised: February 10, 2006
Accepted: February 18, 2006
Published online: September 21, 2006
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