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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2012; 18(3): 212-224
Published online Jan 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i3.212
Hepatitis C virus induced insulin resistance impairs response to anti viral therapy
Abdel-Rahman El-Zayadi, Mahmoud Anis
Abdel-Rahman El-Zayadi, Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain-Shams University and Cairo liver center, Dokki, Giza 12311, Egypt
Mahmoud Anis, Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt
Author contributions: El-Zayadi A and Anis M contributed equally to this work; El-Zayadi A provided the main idea and designed items of the review; Anis M analyzed the data and wrote the review.
Correspondence to: Abdel-Rahman El-Zayadi, MD, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University and Cairo Liver Center, Dokki, Giza 12311, Egypt. clcz@tedata.net.eg
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Received: April 14, 2011
Revised: June 20, 2011
Accepted: June 21, 2011
Published online: January 21, 2012
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