Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2012; 18(15): 1840-1844
Published online Apr 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i15.1840
Gastric angiodysplasia in a hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia type 2 patient
Minsu Ha, Yoon Jae Kim, Kwang An Kwon, Ki Baik Hahm, Mi-Jung Kim, Dong Kyu Kim, Young Jae Lee, S Paul Oh
Minsu Ha, Yoon Jae Kim, Kwang An Kwon, Ki Baik Hahm, Dong Kyu Kim, Department of Gastroenterology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon 402-751, South Korea
Mi-Jung Kim, S Paul Oh, World Class University program, Lee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon 402-751, South Korea
Young Jae Lee, Lee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon 402-751, South Korea
Author contributions: Ha M and Kim YJ contributed equally; Ha M and Kim YJ made substantial contributions in reviewing the case and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and compiling the laboratory data and endoscopic images, and also wrote the manuscript; Lee YJ and Kim MJ contributed to gene sequencing analysis; Oh SP supervised sequencing analysis and wrote the manuscript; Hahm KB, Kwon KA and Kim DK contributed to compiling the laboratory data and endoscopic images; all authors gave their approval for publishing this version of the manuscript.
Supported by A grant of the South Korea Healthcare technology R and D Project, Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs, South Korea, No. A080588-23; and in part by a grant from the World Class University (WCU by Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology) (to Oh SP)
Correspondence to: S Paul Oh, PhD, Professor, World Class University program, Lee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, 7-45 Songdo-dong, Yeonsu-Gu, Incheon 402-751, South Korea. ohp@gachon.ac.kr
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Received: September 8, 2011
Revised: January 18, 2012
Accepted: February 8, 2012
Published online: April 21, 2012
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