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Retinol-binding protein 4: A new marker of virus-induced steatosis in patients infected with hepatitis c virus genotype 1†

  1. Salvatore Petta1,‡,*,
  2. Calogero Cammà1,
  3. Vito Di Marco1,
  4. Nicola Alessi1,
  5. Francesco Barbaria1,
  6. Daniela Cabibi2,
  7. Rosalia Caldarella3,
  8. Stefania Ciminnisi1,
  9. Anna Licata1,
  10. Maria Fatima Massenti3,
  11. Alessandra Mazzola1,
  12. Giuseppe Tarantino1,
  13. Giulio Marchesini4,
  14. Antonio Craxì1

Article first published online: 10 MAR 2008

DOI: 10.1002/hep.22316

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Hepatology

Hepatology

Volume 48, Issue 1, pages 28–37, July 2008

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Petta, S., Cammà, C., Di Marco, V., Alessi, N., Barbaria, F., Cabibi, D., Caldarella, R., Ciminnisi, S., Licata, A., Massenti, M. F., Mazzola, A., Tarantino, G., Marchesini, G. and Craxì, A. (2008), Retinol-binding protein 4: A new marker of virus-induced steatosis in patients infected with hepatitis c virus genotype 1. Hepatology, 48: 28–37. doi: 10.1002/hep.22316

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  1. 1

    Cattedra ed Unità Operativa di Gastroenterologia, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

  2. 2

    Cattedra di Anatomia Patologica, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

  3. 3

    Dipartimento di Igiene e Microbiologia–Sezione Igiene, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

  4. 4

    Dipartimento di Medicina e Gastroenterologia, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

  1. ‡

    fax: 39 091 655 2156

*Gastroenterologia and Epatologia, Piazza delle Cliniche 2, 90127 Palermo, Italy

  1. †

    Potential conflict of interest: Nothing to report.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 20 JUN 2008
  2. Article first published online: 10 MAR 2008
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 10 MAR 2008 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 29 FEB 2008
  5. Manuscript Received: 21 DEC 2007

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