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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2007; 13(21): 2960-2966
Published online Jun 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i21.2960
Published online Jun 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i21.2960
Role of matrix metalloproteinase, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase and tumor necrosis factor-α single nucleotide gene polymorphisms in inflammatory bowel disease
Martin JW Meijer, Marij AC Mieremet-Ooms, Ruud A van Hogezand, Cornelis BHW Lamers, Daniel W Hommes, Hein W Verspaget, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by grant WS98-17 from the Netherlands Digestive Diseases Foundation
Correspondence to: Dr. Hein W Verspaget, Associate Professor, LUMC, Department of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, C4-P, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands. h.w.verspaget@lumc.nl
Telephone: +31-71-5262680 Fax: +31-71-5248115
Received: March 28, 2007
Revised: April 3, 2007
Accepted: April 18, 2007
Published online: June 7, 2007
Revised: April 3, 2007
Accepted: April 18, 2007
Published online: June 7, 2007
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