Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2012; 18(31): 4118-4126
Published online Aug 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i31.4118
Efficacy of MK615 for the treatment of patients with liver disorders
Atsushi Hokari, Tomohisa Ishikawa, Hisao Tajiri, Takahide Matsuda, Osamu Ishii, Nobuyuki Matsumoto, Chiaki Okuse, Hideaki Takahashi, Takeshi Kurihara, Ko-ichi Kawahara, Ikuro Maruyama, Mikio Zeniya
Atsushi Hokari, Tomohisa Ishikawa, Hisao Tajiri, Mikio Zeniya, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo 1058471, Japan
Takahide Matsuda, Osamu Ishii, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki 2168511, Japan
Nobuyuki Matsumoto, Chiaki Okuse, Hideaki Takahashi, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki 2168511, Japan
Takeshi Kurihara, Keio University, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Fujisawa 2520882, Japan
Ko-ichi Kawahara, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology, Osaka 5358585, Japan
Ikuro Maruyama, Department of Systems Biology in Thromboregulation, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima 8908580, Japan
Author contributions: Kawahara K, Maruyama I, Zeniya M designed the research; Hokari A, Ishikawa T, Tajiri H, Matsuda T, Ishii O, Matsumoto N, Okuse C, Takahashi H, Kurihara T, Zeniya M performed the research; Hokari A, Zeniya M analyzed the data; and Hokari A and Zeniya M wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Mikio Zeniya, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Nishi-shimbashi 3-25-8, Minato-ku, Tokyo 1058471, Japan. zeniya@jikei.ac.jp
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Received: December 8, 2011
Revised: May 10, 2012
Accepted: May 26, 2012
Published online: August 21, 2012
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