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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2013; 19(10): 1593-1601
Published online Mar 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i10.1593
Published online Mar 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i10.1593
Heme status affects human hepatic messenger RNA and microRNA expression
Herbert L Bonkovsky, Weihong Hou, Nury Steuerwald, Qing Tian, Ting Li, Sunil Hwang, Laura Schrum, the Liver, Digestive and Metabolic Disorders Laboratory, Cannon Research Center, Carolinas Medical Center, 1542 Garden Terrace, Charlotte, NC 28203, United States
Nury Steuerwald, Judy Parsons, Alicia Hamilton, the Molecular Core Laboratory, Cannon Research Center, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC 28203, United States
Author contributions: Bonkovsky HL, Hou W, Steuerwald N, Li T, Hwang S and Schrum L designed the research, analyzed the data, and wrote the paper; Tian Q, Parsons J and Hamilton A performed studies and analyses.
Supported by A Grant from NIH/NIDDK (DK38825) to Bonkovsky HL; Institutional Funds from the Carolinas Health Care Foundation and Carolinas Medical Center
Correspondence to: Herbert L Bonkovsky, MD, Professor of Medicine, Director of Research, the Liver, Digestive and Metabolic Disorders Laboratory, Cannon Research Center, Carolinas Medical Center, 1542 Garden Terrace, Charlotte, NC 28203, United States. herbert.bonkovsky@carolinas.org
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Received: June 8, 2012
Revised: November 6, 2012
Accepted: December 15, 2012
Published online: March 14, 2013
Revised: November 6, 2012
Accepted: December 15, 2012
Published online: March 14, 2013
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