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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2008; 14(40): 6154-6162
Published online Oct 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6154
Published online Oct 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6154
Liver stiffness in the hepatitis B virus carrier: A non-invasive marker of liver disease influenced by the pattern of transaminases
Filippo Oliveri, Barbara Coco, Pietro Ciccorossi, Piero Colombatto, Veronica Romagnoli, Beatrice Cherubini, Maurizia Rossana Brunetto, UO Epatologia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa 56124, Italy
Ferruccio Bonino, Università di Pisa, Pisa, and Direzione Scientifica della Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milano 20122, Italy
Author contributions: Oliveri F, Coco B, Ciccorossi P, Colombatto P, Romagnoli V, Cherubini B and Brunetto MR performed research (clinical and elastographic assessment); Oliveri F, Coco B, Bonino F and Brunetto MR designed the study, performed the analysis and wrote the paper.
Supported by Educational grants from the Italian Ministry of Health, “ERASMO” 2005
Correspondence to: Dr. Maurizia Rossana Brunetto, UO Epatologia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Via Paradisa n. 2-Cisanello, Pisa 56124, Italy. brunetto@med-club.com
Telephone: +39-50-996857 Fax: +39-50-995457
Received: May 27, 2008
Revised: July 21, 2008
Accepted: July 28, 2008
Published online: October 28, 2008
Revised: July 21, 2008
Accepted: July 28, 2008
Published online: October 28, 2008
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