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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2009; 15(17): 2132-2138
Published online May 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2132
Published online May 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2132
Hyperferritinemia is a risk factor for steatosis in chronic liver disease
Anna Licata, Maria Elena Nebbia, Giuseppe Cabibbo, Giovanna Lo Iacono, Francesco Barbaria, Virna Brucato, Nicola Alessi, Salvatore Porrovecchio, Vito Di Marco, Antonio Craxì, Calogero Cammà, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy
Author contributions: Licata A and Cammà C contributed equally to this work; Licata A, Craxì A and Cammà C designed the research; Licata A, Nebbia ME, Cabibbo G, Lo Iacono G, Barbaria F, Brucato V, Alessi N, Porrovecchio S and Di Marco V performed the research; Cammà C analyzed the data; Licata A, Nebbia ME and Cammà C wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Anna Licata, MD, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy. annalisalicata@yahoo.com
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Received: July 6, 2008
Revised: April 3, 2009
Accepted: April 10, 2009
Published online: May 7, 2009
Revised: April 3, 2009
Accepted: April 10, 2009
Published online: May 7, 2009
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