Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2010; 16(35): 4467-4475
Published online Sep 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i35.4467
Figure 1
Figure 1 Patient selection in our study. 1Two had heavy alcohol intake among the 34 patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection; 2Six foreigners included: three had HCV infection, two had hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, and no specific reason for the remaining patient; 3Reasons included: Bechterew’s spondylitis, autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cirrhosis for the three patients. HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma.