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Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2008; 14(31): 4949-4954
Published online Aug 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4949
Table 1 Positive expression of various cytokines in TGF-β1/Smad/CTGF signaling pathway in benign biliary stricture group and normal control group
GroupTGF-β1TβRITβRIISmad4Smad7CTGFCTGF mRNA
Benign biliary stricture (%)91.3a82.6a87.0a78.3a70.082.6a65.2a
Normal control (%)33.316.750.033.350.050.016.7