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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2008; 14(13): 2044-2048
Published online Apr 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2044
Serum type IV collagen level is predictive for esophageal varices in patients with severe alcoholic disease
Satoshi Mamori, Yasuyuki Searashi, Masato Matsushima, Kenichi Hashimoto, Shinichiro Uetake, Hiroshi Matsudaira, Shuji Ito, Hisato Nakajima, Hisao Tajiri
Satoshi Mamori, Yasuyuki Searashi, Shinichiro Uetake, Hiroshi Matsudaira, Shuji Ito, Hisato Nakajima, Hisao Tajiri, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, the Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan
Masato Matsushima, Division of Clinical Research and development, the Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan
Kenichi Hashimoto, Tokyo Medical Center of Alcohol Related Disabilities, Tokyo 175-0091, Japan
Author contributions: Mamori S and Searashi Y contributed equally to this work; Mamori S designed research; Hashimoto K, Searashi Y, and Uetake S performed research; Mamori S, Matsushima M, Matsudaira H, and Ito S analyzed data; Mamori S wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Satoshi Mamori, MD, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, the Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan. mamori@jikei.ac.jp
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Received: November 30, 2007
Revised: January 28, 2008
Published online: April 7, 2008
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