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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2012; 18(14): 1622-1627
Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1622
No evidence of circulating autoantibodies against osteoprotegerin in patients with celiac disease
Tiziana Larussa, Evelina Suraci, Immacolata Nazionale, Isabella Leone, Tiziana Montalcini, Ludovico Abenavoli, Maria Imeneo, Arturo Pujia, Francesco Luzza
Tiziana Larussa, Evelina Suraci, Immacolata Nazionale, Ludovico Abenavoli, Maria Imeneo, Francesco Luzza, Department of Health Science, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
Isabella Leone, Tiziana Montalcini, Arturo Pujia, Department of Medical and Surgical Science, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
Author contributions: Larussa T ideated and wrote the manuscript; Suraci E and Nazionale I contributed to acquisition of data; Leone I and Montalcini T performed majority of the experiments; Abenavoli L contributed to interpretation of data; Imeneo M contributed to analysis and interpretation of data; Pujia A discussed ideas; Luzza F coordinated the entire work and corrected the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Francesco Luzza, Professor, Department of Health Science, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy. luzza@unicz.it
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Received: September 22, 2011
Revised: February 20, 2012
Accepted: February 26, 2012
Published online: April 14, 2012
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