Clinical Research
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 15, 2003; 9(12): 2843-2845
Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2843
Plasma matrix metalloproteinase-1 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 as biomarkers of ulcerative colitis activity
Alicja Wiercinska-Drapalo, Jerzy Jaroszewicz, Robert Flisiak, Danuta Prokopowicz
Alicja Wiercinska-Drapalo, Jerzy Jaroszewicz, Robert Flisiak, Danuta Prokopowicz, Department of Infectious Diseases, Intestinal Diseases Unit, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Alicja Wiercinska-Drapalo MD., Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-540 Bialystok, Zurawia str., 14, Poland. alicja@priv.onet.pl
Telephone: +48-85-7416921
Received: August 5, 2003
Revised: September 14, 2003
Accepted: October 12, 2003
Published online: December 15, 2003
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