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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2011; 17(41): 4607-4613
Published online Nov 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i41.4607
"Liverscore" is predictive of both liver fibrosis and activity in chronic hepatitis C
Shoukat Ali Arain, Qamar Jamal, Amir Omair
Shoukat Ali Arain, Department of Pathology, Ziauddin University, 4/B, Shara-e-Ghalib, Block 6 Clifton, Karachi 75600, Pakistan
Shoukat Ali Arain, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia
Qamar Jamal, Department of Pathology, Ziauddin University, 4/B, Shara-e-Ghalib, Block 6 Clifton, Karachi 75600, Pakistan
Amir Omair, Department of Medical Education, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia
Author contributions: Arain SA and Jamal Q planned the study, carried out majority of the laboratory work and wrote manuscript; Omair A performed statistical analysis and was involved in final editing of the manuscript. All the authors have approved final draft.
Supported by Ziauddin University, Karachi and Pakistan Medical Research Council, Islamabad
Correspondence to: Dr. Shoukat Ali Arain, Senior Lecturer in Pathology, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, PO Box 50927, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia. sa_arain@hotmail.com
Telephone: +966-1-2157677 Fax: +966-1-2157677
Received: March 15, 2011
Revised: April 3, 2011
Accepted: April 10, 2011
Published online: November 7, 2011
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