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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2010; 16(27): 3406-3410
Published online Jul 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i27.3406
Published online Jul 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i27.3406
Can chronic gastritis cause an increase in fecal calprotectin concentrations?
Massimo Montalto, Antonella Gallo, Gianluca Ianiro, Luca Santoro, Ferruccio D’Onofrio, Giovanni Cammarota, Marcello Covino, Monica Vastola, Antonio Gasbarrini, Giovanni Gasbarrini, Institute of Internal Medicine, Catholic University, 00168 Rome, Italy
Riccardo Ricci, Institute of Pathology, Catholic University, 00168 Rome, Italy
Author contributions: Montalto M designed the study, recruited the patients and wrote the manuscript with the help of Gallo A and Ianiro G; D’Onofrio F, Santoro L, Cammarota G, Vastola M, Gasbarrini A and Gasbarrini G participated in data management and editing of the paper; Ricci R performed histological evaluation; Covino M carried out statistical calculations; all authors reviewed the manuscript and approved the final version.
Correspondence to: Dr. Massimo Montalto, MD, PhD, Institute of Internal Medicine, Catholic University, Largo Gemelli 8, 00168 Roma, Italy. mmontalto@rm.unicatt.it
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Received: March 3, 2010
Revised: March 30, 2010
Accepted: April 6, 2010
Published online: July 21, 2010
Revised: March 30, 2010
Accepted: April 6, 2010
Published online: July 21, 2010
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