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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2005; 11(39): 6182-6187
Published online Oct 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i39.6182
Published online Oct 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i39.6182
Serum leptin levels and insulin resistance are associated with gallstone disease in overweight subjects
Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, Yolanda Viñals, Norberto C Chavez-Tapia, Irina Vander Graff, Martha H Ramos, Misael Uribe, Departments of Biomedical Research and Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, Medica Sur Clinic and Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico
Luisa B Bermejo-Martínez, Clinical Research Center, National Institute of Perinatology. Mexico City, Mexico
Guadalupe Ponciano-Rodríguez, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Mexico City, Mexico
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the National Council of Science and Technology of Mexico (CONACYT) and The Ministry of Health (SSA), Mexico project No. M0059-M9602 (NM-S and MU)
Correspondence to: Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, MD, PhD, Departments of Biomedical Research, Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, Medica Sur Clinic and Foundation, Puente de Piedra 150, Col. Toriello Guerra, Mexico City, Mexico. nmendez@medicasur.org.mx
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Received: January 5, 2005
Revised: June 1, 2005
Accepted: June 2, 2005
Published online: October 21, 2005
Revised: June 1, 2005
Accepted: June 2, 2005
Published online: October 21, 2005
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