Association of serum vitamin B12 levels with stage of liver fibrosis and treatment outcome in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection: a retrospective study.

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Published in BMC Res Notes on June 25, 2015

Authors

Nicolae-Catalin Mechie1, Armin D Goralzcyk2, Lars Reinhardt3, Sabine Mihm4, Ahmad Amanzada5

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, University Medical Center Goettingen, Georg-August University Goettingen, Robert Koch Strasse 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany. nicolaecatalin.mechie@med.uni-goettingen.de.
2: Division of Internal Medicine, Clinic of Herzberg and Osterode, Dr Froessel Allee, 37412, Herzberg am Harz, Germany. armin.goralczyk@me.com.
3: Department of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, University Medical Center Goettingen, Georg-August University Goettingen, Robert Koch Strasse 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany. lars.reinhardt@med.uni-goettingen.de.
4: Department of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, University Medical Center Goettingen, Georg-August University Goettingen, Robert Koch Strasse 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany. smihm@med.uni-goettingen.de.
5: Department of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, University Medical Center Goettingen, Georg-August University Goettingen, Robert Koch Strasse 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany. ahmad.amanzada@med.uni-goettingen.de.

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