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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2011; 17(46): 5097-5104
Published online Dec 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i46.5097
Published online Dec 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i46.5097
Serum leptin and ghrelin in chronic hepatitis C patients with steatosis
Christos Pavlidis, John Vlachogiannakos, Irini Zouboulis-Vafiadis, First Department of Propaedeutic Medicine “LAIKO” General Hospital, Agiou Thoma 17, Athens 11527, Greece
Georgios I Panoutsopoulos, Department of Nursing, University of Peloponnese, Orthias Artemidos and Plateon, Sparta, Lakonia 23100, Greece
Dina Tiniakos, Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75, Athens 11527, Greece
Sotirios Koutsounas, Reference Center for Viral Hepatitis, IKA, Athens 10436, Greece
Author contributions: Pavlidis C and Panoutsopoulos GI contributed equally to this work; Pavlidis C and Zoumboulis-Vafiadis I designed the study; Pavlidis C, Zoumboulis-Vafiadis I, Tiniakos D and Koutsounas S performed the study; Panoutsopoulos GI analyzed the data; Pavlidis C, Panoutsopoulos GI, Zoumboulis-Vafiadis I, Tiniakos D and Vlachogiannakos J wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Dr. Christos Pavlidis, First Department of Propaedeutic Medicine “LAIKO” General Hospital, Agiou Thoma 17, Athens 11527, Greece. chrispavlidis@hotmail.com
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Received: January 2, 2011
Revised: May 3, 2011
Accepted: May 10, 2011
Published online: December 14, 2011
Revised: May 3, 2011
Accepted: May 10, 2011
Published online: December 14, 2011
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