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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2012; 18(15): 1773-1780
Published online Apr 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i15.1773
Safety and efficacy of Profermin® to induce remission in ulcerative colitis
Aleksander Krag, Hans Israelsen, Bjørn von Ryberg, Klaus K Andersen, Flemming Bendtsen
Aleksander Krag, Flemming Bendtsen, Gastrounit, Medical Devision 360, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Faculty of Health Sciences, Copenhagen University, DK-2650 Hvidovre, Denmark
Hans Israelsen, Bjørn von Ryberg, Nordisk Rebalance A/S, M. D. Madsensvej 14-16, DK-3450 Allerød, Denmark
Klaus K Andersen, Statistics Section, Informatics and Mathematical Modelling, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark
Author contributions: Israelsen H, von Ryberg B and Andersen KK conceived the study and developed the overall design; Israelsen H and von Ryberg B performed the study; Andersen KK performed the statistical analyses and all authors participated in the interpretation of the overall results; all authors had full access to all data; Krag A drafted the paper and all authors participated in the critical revision for important intellectual content.
Supported by Danish Innovation Law Grant, J.nr. 3414-06-01530, from the Danish Food Industry Agency under the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries; and Nordisk Rebalance, who developed and manufactured Profermin®, and partly financed the study
Correspondence to: Aleksander Krag, MD, PhD, Gastrounit, Medical Devision 360, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Faculty of Health Sciences, Copenhagen University, Kettegaard Alle 30, DK-2650 Hvidovre, Denmark. aleksanderkrag@hotmail.com
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Received: August 15, 2011
Revised: October 23, 2011
Accepted: January 18, 2012
Published online: April 21, 2012
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