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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2006; 12(8): 1261-1264
Published online Feb 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i8.1261
Hypertriglyceridemia is positively correlated with the development of colorectal tubular adenoma in Japanese men
Masafumi Tabuchi, Joji Kitayama, Hirokazu Nagawa
Masafumi Tabuchi, Nakameguro Gastrointestinal Clinic, Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Joji Kitayama, Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Hirokazu Nagawa, Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture of Japan and by a Grant from the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Japan
Correspondence to: Joji Kitayama, Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo113-8655, Japan. kitayama-isu@h.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Telephone: +81-3-38155411-33246 FAX: +81-3-38116822
Received: April 20, 2005
Revised: July 29, 2005
Accepted: August 26, 2005
Published online: February 28, 2006
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