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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2010; 16(16): 1943-1952
Published online Apr 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i16.1943
Published online Apr 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i16.1943
Importance of hepatitis C virus-associated insulin resistance: Therapeutic strategies for insulin sensitization
Takumi Kawaguchi, Michio Sata, Department of Digestive Disease Information & Research and Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume 830-0011, Japan
Author contributions: Kawaguchi T and Sata M contributed equally to this paper.
Supported by (in part) A Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), No. 19790643 to Kawaguchi T and a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), No. 21590865 to Sata M, from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, by Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants for Research on Hepatitis from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, and by a Grant for Cancer Research from Fukuoka Cancer Society
Correspondence to: Takumi Kawaguchi, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Digestive Disease Information & Research and Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume 830-0011, Japan. takumi@med.kurume-u.ac.jp
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Received: January 25, 2010
Revised: February 11, 2010
Accepted: February 18, 2010
Published online: April 28, 2010
Revised: February 11, 2010
Accepted: February 18, 2010
Published online: April 28, 2010
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