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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2012; 18(37): 5188-5196
Published online Oct 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i37.5188
Serum levels of microRNAs can specifically predict liver injury of chronic hepatitis B
Hui Zhang, Qing-Ya Li, Zhi-Zhong Guo, Yan Guan, Jia Du, Yi-Yu Lu, Yi-Yang Hu, Ping Liu, Shuang Huang, Shi-Bing Su
Hui Zhang, Qing-Ya Li, Zhi-Zhong Guo, Yan Guan, Jia Du, Yi-Yu Lu, Shi-Bing Su, Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine Complexity System, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
Yi-Yang Hu, Ping Liu, Institute of Liver Disease, Shanghai Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai 201203, China
Shuang Huang, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA 30912, United States
Author contributions: Zhang H, Li QY, Guo ZZ, Guan Y and Hu YY collected the samples and did RT-PCR quantification of miRNAs in serum; Zhang H analyzed the data and wrote the first draft of this paper; Huang S and Su SB revised the paper; Zhang H, Liu P and Su SB designed the research; and all authors contributed to the research design, data collection and analysis, and approved the final paper to be published.
Supported by National Science and Technology Major Project of China, No. 2012ZX10005001-004; Leading Academic Discipline Project of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, No. J50301; Doctoral Fund of Ministry of Education of China, No. 20093107120010; and E-institutes of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, No. E 03008
Correspondence to: Shi-Bing Su, PhD, Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine Complexity System, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Pudong, Shanghai 201203, China. shibingsu07@163.com
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Received: December 16, 2011
Revised: July 26, 2012
Accepted: July 29, 2012
Published online: October 7, 2012
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