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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2009; 15(40): 5074-5079
Published online Oct 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5074
Published online Oct 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5074
High circulating N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide and tumor necrosis factor-α in mixed cryoglobulinemia
Alessandro Antonelli, Silvia Martina Ferrari, Fabio Galetta, Ferdinando Franzoni, Gino Santoro, Emiliano Ghiri, Poupak Fallahi, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, School of Medicine, Pisa 56100, Italy
Clodoveo Ferri, Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, University of Modena & Reggio E., School of Medicine, Modena 41100, Italy
Salvatore De Marco, Division of Medicine V, Cisanello Hospital, Pisa 56100, Italy
Author contributions: Antonelli A, Ferri C, Fallahi P made substantial contributions to the conception and design of the paper, to the acquisition and interpretation of data, to the statistical analysis, and to the drafting of the manuscript; Ferrari SM, Galetta F, Franzoni F, Santoro G, Ghiri E, De Marco S contributed to the acquisition of data and to the statistical analysis.
Correspondence to: Alessandro Antonelli, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, School of Medicine, Pisa, 56100 Italy. a.antonelli@med.unipi.it
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Received: May 12, 2009
Revised: September 25, 2009
Accepted: October 2, 2009
Published online: October 28, 2009
Revised: September 25, 2009
Accepted: October 2, 2009
Published online: October 28, 2009
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