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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2010; 16(23): 2901-2906
Published online Jun 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i23.2901
Published online Jun 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i23.2901
High-sensitivity C-reactive protein in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease
Marianne Sidoroff, Taneli Raivio, Erkki Savilahti, Kaija-Leena Kolho, Division of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FIN-00029, Finland
Riitta Karikoski, Department of Pathology, HUSLAB, Helsinki University Central Hospital, FIN-00029, Helsinki, Finland
Author contributions: Sidoroff M collected and analyzed the data and drafted the manuscript; Karikoski R performed the histological grading of the colonoscopy samples and revised the manuscript; Raivio T and Savilahti E participated in the writing of the manuscript; Kolho KL supervised the study, participated in the data analyses and in the writing of the manuscript.
Supported by Grants from the Finnish Cultural Foundation, the Emil Aaltonen Foundation, the Helsinki University Central Hospital Grant, the Finnish Paediatric Research Foundation, and the Päivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation
Correspondence to: Marianne Sidoroff, MD, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FIN-00029, Finland. marianne.sidoroff@helsinki.fi
Telephone: +358-9-47175726 Fax: +358-9-47175737
Received: February 4, 2010
Revised: March 26, 2010
Accepted: April 2, 2010
Published online: June 21, 2010
Revised: March 26, 2010
Accepted: April 2, 2010
Published online: June 21, 2010
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