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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2011; 17(44): 4890-4898
Published online Nov 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i44.4890
Serum manganese superoxide dismutase and thioredoxin are potential prognostic markers for hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma
Tsutomu Tamai, Hirofumi Uto, Yoichiro Takami, Kouhei Oda, Akiko Saishoji, Masashi Hashiguchi, Kotaro Kumagai, Takeshi Kure, Seiichi Mawatari, Akihiro Moriuchi, Makoto Oketani, Akio Ido, Hirohito Tsubouchi
Tsutomu Tamai, Hirofumi Uto, Yoichiro Takami, Kouhei Oda, Akiko Saishoji, Masashi Hashiguchi, Kotaro Kumagai, Takeshi Kure, Seiichi Mawatari, Akihiro Moriuchi, Makoto Oketani, Akio Ido, Hirohito Tsubouchi, Department of Digestive and Lifestyle Related Diseases, Human and Environmental Sciences, Health Research, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
Author contributions: Tamai T and Takami Y performed the majority of experiments; Uto H and Tsubouchi H were involved in editing the manuscript; Uto H, Oda K, Saishoji A, Hashiguchi M, Kumagai K, Kure T, Mawatari S, Moriuchi A, Oketani M and Ido A coordinated the collection of and provided all the human material for this work; Tamai T and Uto H designed the study and wrote the manuscript.
Supported by (in part) Grants from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan
Correspondence to: Hirofumi Uto, MD, PhD, Department of Digestive and Lifestyle Related Diseases, Human and Environmental Sciences, Health Research, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan. hirouto@m2.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
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Received: April 26, 2011
Revised: August 17, 2011
Accepted: October 14, 2011
Published online: November 28, 2011
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