Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2012; 18(41): 5879-5888
Published online Nov 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i41.5879
Several factors including ITPA polymorphism influence ribavirin-induced anemia in chronic hepatitis C
Akihito Tsubota, Noritomo Shimada, Hiroshi Abe, Kai Yoshizawa, Rie Agata, Yoko Yumoto, Makiko Ika, Yoshihisa Namiki, Keisuke Nagatsuma, Hiroshi Matsudaira, Kiyotaka Fujise, Norio Tada, Yoshio Aizawa
Akihito Tsubota, Rie Agata, Yoko Yumoto, Yoshihisa Namiki, Kiyotaka Fujise, Norio Tada, Institute of Clinical Medicine and Research, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 163-1 Kashiwa-shita, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8567, Japan
Akihito Tsubota, Keisuke Nagatsuma, Hiroshi Matsudaira, Kiyotaka Fujise, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kashiwa Hospital, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 163-1 Kashiwa-shita, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8567, Japan
Noritomo Shimada, Makiko Ika, Yoshio Aizawa, Department of Gastroenterology, Shinmatsudo Central General Hospital, 1-380 Shinmatsudo, Matsudo, Chiba 270-0034, Japan
Hiroshi Abe, Kai Yoshizawa, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Katsushika Medical Center, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 6-41-2 Aoto, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 125-8506, Japan
Author contributions: Tsubota A, Shimada N, Tada N and Aizawa Y designed the study; Tsubota A, Shimada N, Abe H, Yoshizawa K, Agata R, Yumoto Y, Ika M, Nagatsuma K, Matsudaira H, Fujise K and Aizawa Y performed the research; Tsubota A, Agata R, Yumoto Y and Namiki Y analyzed the data; and Tsubota A and Aizawa Y wrote the paper.
Supported by Clinical Research Funds from Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Katsushika Medical Center, The Jikei University School of Medicine
Correspondence to: Akihito Tsubota, MD, PhD, Institute of Clinical Medicine and Research, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 163-1 Kashiwa-shita, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8567, Japan. atsubo@jikei.ac.jp
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Received: April 8, 2012
Revised: May 28, 2012
Accepted: June 28, 2012
Published online: November 7, 2012
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