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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2008; 14(38): 5880-5886
Published online Oct 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5880
Hepatitis C virus enhances incidence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Yasuji Arase, Fumitaka Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Suzuki, Norio Akuta, Masahiro Kobayashi, Yusuke Kawamura, Hiromi Yatsuji, Hitomi Sezaki, Tetsuya Hosaka, Miharu Hirakawa, Satoshi Saito, Kenji Ikeda, Hiromitsu Kumada
Yasuji Arase, Fumitaka Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Suzuki, Norio Akuta, Masahiro Kobayashi, Yusuke Kawamura, Hiromi Yatsuji, Hitomi Sezaki, Tetsuya Hosaka, Miharu Hirakawa, Satoshi Saito, Kenji Ikeda, Hiromitsu Kumada, Department of Hepatology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan
Author contributions: Arase Y contributed to design, data collection, data analysis, manuscript development and oversight; Suzuki F contributed to design, data collection, data analysis, manuscript development; Suzuki Y contributed to data collection; Akuta N contributed to data collection; Kobayashi M contributed to data collection; Kawamura Y contributed to data collection; Yatsuji H contributed to data collection; Sezaki H contributed to data collection; Hosaka T contributed to data collection; Hirakawa M contributed to data collection; Saito S contributed to data collection; Ikeda K contributed to data collection; Kumada H contributed to design, data collection, data analysis, manuscript development and oversight.
Supported by Grants-in-Aid from Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research and the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Correspondence to: Yasuji Arase, MD, Department of Hepatology, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan. es9y-ars@asahi-net.or.jp
Telephone: +81-3-3588-1111 Fax: +81-3-3582-7068
Received: May 7, 2008
Revised: August 18, 2008
Accepted: August 25, 2008
Published online: October 14, 2008
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