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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2010; 16(4): 479-483
Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.479
Lymphoid tyrosine phosphatase R620W variant and inflammatory bowel disease in Tunisia
Imen Sfar, Walid Ben Aleya, Leila Mouelhi, Houda Aouadi, Thouraya Ben Rhomdhane, Mouna Makhlouf, Salwa Ayed-Jendoubi, Houda Gargaoui, Taoufik Najjar, Taieb Ben Abdallah, Khaled Ayed, Yousr Gorgi
Imen Sfar, Walid Ben Aleya, Leila Mouelhi, Houda Aouadi, Thouraya Ben Rhomdhane, Mouna Makhlouf, Salwa Ayed-Jendoubi, Houda Gargaoui, Taoufik Najjar, Taieb Ben Abdallah, Khaled Ayed, Yousr Gorgi, Laboratory of Immunology, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis 1006, Tunisia
Mouelhi Leila, Najjar Taoufik, Department of Gastroenterology, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis 1006, Tunisia
Author contributions: Ben Aleya W, Sfar I, Aouadi H, Makhlouf M, Ben Rhomdhane T and Ayed-Jendoubi S performed the majority of the experiments; Mouelhi L and Najjar T collected all the human material; Ben Abdallah T, Ayed K and Gorgi Y designed, supervised and provided financial support for this work; and Ben Aleya W wrote the manuscript.
Supported by Laboratory of Immunology, Charles Nicolle Hospital
Correspondence to: Dr. Ben Aleya Walid, Laboratory of Immunology, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Boulevard 9 Avril, Tunis 1006, Tunisia. b_a_w@hotmail.fr
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Received: August 12, 2009
Revised: September 23, 2009
Accepted: September 30, 2009
Published online: January 28, 2010
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