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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 1, 2004; 10(7): 1052-1055
Published online Apr 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i7.1052
Metabolic syndrome is directly associated with gamma glutamyl transpeptidase elevation in Japanese women
Hiroshi Sakugawa, Tomofumi Nakayoshi, Kasen Kobashigawa, Hiroki Nakasone, Yuko Kawakami, Tsuyoshi Yamashiro, Tatsuji Maeshiro, Ko Tomimori, Satoru Miyagi, Fukunori Kinjo, Atsushi Saito
Hiroshi Sakugawa, Tomofumi Nakayoshi, Kasen Kobashigawa, Hiroki Nakasone, Yuko Kawakami, Tsuyoshi Yamashiro, Tatsuji Maeshiro, Ko Tomimori, Satoru Miyagi, Fukunori Kinjo, Atsushi Saito, First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Hiroshi Sakugawa, M.D., First Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, 207 Uehara, Okinawa, 903-0125, Japan. b987607@med.u-ryukyu.ac.jp
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Received: September 23, 2003
Revised: October 23, 2003
Accepted: December 19, 2003
Published online: April 1, 2004
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