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Relationship of smoking and fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association - 1 Jun 2006
Dev Anouk, Patel Keyur, Conrad Andrew, Blatt Lawrence M, McHutchison John G
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Preliminary studies have suggested that in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC), cigarette smoking increases the risk for developing liver fibrosis. Hypoxia caused by smoking may induce expression of the cytokines' vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and VEGF-D and the...
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