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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2007; 13(39): 5180-5187
Published online Oct 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5180
Hepatic steatosis as a possible risk factor for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma after eradication of hepatitis C virus with antiviral therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C
Atsushi Tanaka, Satoko Uegaki, Hiroko Kurihara, Kiyoshi Aida, Masaki Mikami, Ikuo Nagashima, Junji Shiga, Hajime Takikawa
Atsushi Tanaka, Satoko Uegaki, Hiroko Kurihara, Masaki Mikami, Hajime Takikawa, Department of Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
Kiyoshi Aida, Junji Shiga, Department of Pathology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
Ikuo Nagashima, Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Atsushi Tanaka, MD, Department of Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1, Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan. a-tanaka@med.teikyo-u.ac.jp
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Received: April 18, 2007
Revised: June 28, 2007
Accepted: September 1, 2007
Published online: October 21, 2007
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