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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2008; 14(41): 6366-6369
Published online Nov 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6366
Chronic hepatitis C is a common associated with hepatic granulomas
Ned Snyder, Juan G Martinez, Shu-Yuan Xiao
Ned Snyder, Juan G Martinez, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-0764, United States
Shu-Yuan Xiao, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-0588, United States
Author contributions: Snyder N designed study, compiled and interpreted data, and wrote the paper; Martinez JG compiled and interpreted data and constructed tables; Xiao SY read the liver biopsies and contributed to the manuscript.
Supported by The grant from the National Center for Research Resources, NIH, USPHS, No. M01 RR 00073
Correspondence to: Ned Snyder, MD, 301 University, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Galveston, Texas 77555-0764, United States. nesnyder@utmb.edu
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Received: July 25, 2008
Revised: September 16, 2008
Accepted: September 23, 2008
Published online: November 7, 2008
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