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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2010; 16(45): 5710-5715
Published online Dec 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i45.5710
Role of simple biomarkers in predicting fibrosis progression in HCV infection
Rajasekhara R Mummadi, John R Petersen, Shu-Yuan Xiao, Ned Snyder
Rajasekhara R Mummadi, Ned Snyder, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Houston, TX 77025, United States
John R Petersen, Shu-Yuan Xiao, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Houston, TX 77025, United States
Ned Snyder, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kelsey Seybold Clinic, 2727 W. Holcombe, Houston, TX 77025, United States
Author contributions: Mummadi RR collected the data, interpreted it, helped in preparation of the manuscript, and performed in fulfillment of requirements for MSc in Clinical Science; Petersen JR helped design the project, interpret the data, perform the statistics, and prepare the manuscript; Xiao SY read the liver biopsies and helped in the preparation of the manuscript; Snyder N helped design the project, collect the data, interpret the data, and prepare the manuscript.
Supported by Portions of this study were performed on the General Clinical Research Center at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, funded by M01 RR 00073 from the National Center for Research Resources, NIH, USPHS
Correspondence to: Dr. Ned Snyder, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kelsey Seybold Clinic, 2727 W. Holcombe, Houston, TX 77025, United States. nesnyder@utmb.edu
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Received: July 20, 2010
Revised: September 3, 2010
Accepted: September 10, 2010
Published online: December 7, 2010
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