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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2008; 14(48): 7381-7385
Published online Dec 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.7381
Gluten sensitive enteropathy in patients with iron deficiency anemia of unknown origin
Farhad Zamani, Mehdi Mohamadnejad, Ramin Shakeri, Afsaneh Amiri, Safa Najafi, Seyed Meysam Alimohamadi, Seyed Mohamad Tavangar, Ardeshir Ghavamzadeh, Reza Malekzadeh
Farhad Zamani, Mehdi Mohamadnejad, Afsaneh Amiri, Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Research Centre, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ramin Shakeri, Seyed Meysam Alimohamadi, Reza Malekzadeh, Digestive Disease Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14117-13135, Iran
Safa Najafi, Ardeshir Ghavamzadeh, Hematology, Oncology, BMT research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14117-13135, Iran
Seyed Mohamad Tavangar, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14117-13135, Iran
Author contributions: Zamani F and Mohamadnejad M participated in conception, design, undertaking of the study and manuscript writing; Shakeri R and Amiri A participated in data collection, data analysis and manuscript writing; Malekzadeh R participated in conception and experimental design of study. Other authors participated in data collection.
Supported by Local funds from Digestive Disease Research Centre, University of Tehran and Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Research Centre, Iran University of Medical Science
Correspondence to: Reza Malekzadeh, Professor, Digestive Disease Research Center, Shariati Hospital, North Kargar Ave, Tehran 14117-13135, Iran. malek@ams.ac.ir
Telephone: +98-21-88012992 Fax: +98-21-88012992
Received: October 15, 2008
Revised: December 3, 2008
Accepted: December 10, 2008
Published online: December 28, 2008
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