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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2007; 13(34): 4579-4585
Published online Sep 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i34.4579
Prognostic value of 13C-phenylalanine breath test on predicting survival in patients with chronic liver failure
I Gallardo-Wong, S Morán, G Rodríguez-Leal, B Castañeda-Romero, R Mera, J Poo, M Uribe, M Dehesa
I Gallardo-Wong, S Morán, G Rodríguez-Leal, Laboratory of Gastrohepatology Research, CMN Siglo XXI, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Mexico
B Castañeda-Romero, M Dehesa, Gastroenterology Departament, CMN Siglo XXI, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Mexico
R Mera, Department of Pathology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
J Poo, M Uribe, Hospital Médica Sur, Mexico
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by CONACYT and FOFOI-IMSS, Mexico
Correspondence to: Segundo Moran, MD, Laboratory of Gastrohepatology Research, Hospital de Pediatría, CMN, Siglo XXI, IMSS. Av Cuauhtémoc 330, Colonia Doctores, Delegación Cuauhtémoc, CP 06720, Mexico. segundomoran@hotmail.com
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Received: April 10, 2007
Revised: May 10, 2007
Accepted: May 12, 2007
Published online: September 14, 2007
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