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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2009; 15(9): 1025-1034
Published online Mar 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1025
Influence of genes, sex, age and environment on the onset of autoimmune hepatitis
Kathie Béland, Pascal Lapierre, Fernando Alvarez
Kathie Béland, Pascal Lapierre, Fernando Alvarez, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, CHU Sainte-Justine, 3175 Côte Ste-Catherine, Montreal (Quebec) Canada H3T 1C5, Canada
Author contributions: Béland K wrote the paper; Lapierre P and Alvarez F helped writing and revising the paper.
Correspondence to: Fernando Alvarez, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, CHU Sainte-Justine, 3175 Côte Ste-Catherine, Montreal (Quebec) Canada H3T 1C5, Canada. fernando.alvarez@umontreal.ca
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Received: December 26, 2008
Revised: February 8, 2009
Accepted: February 15, 2009
Published online: March 7, 2009
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