Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	14515
Country	Italy

Received	2014-10-09 10:10
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To Make the First Decision	2014-10-29 15:02
Return for Revision	2014-11-03 10:21
Revised	2014-11-04 17:40
Second Decision	2014-11-18 10:56
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-12-01 13:43
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Telomere shortening as genetic risk factor of liver cirrhosis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Lucia Carulli
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Lucia Carulli, MD, PhD, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Giardini 1355, 41126 Modena, Italy. lucia.carulli@unimore.it
Key Words	Liver cirrhosis; Genes; Single nucleotide polymorphism; Gene mutation; Telomere; Telomerase
Core Tip	Common risk factors leading to chronic liver injury can be identified in most patients with cirrhosis, but approximately 5% of patients have no apparent risk factors. Understanding the pathogenesis of cirrhosis formation is essential to develop new diagnostic and therapeutic tools and for its prevention. The identification of genetic risk factors associated with cirrhosis is one of the possible way to approach this issue. Evidence supporting the role of genetic risk factors has been accumulating during the past years and recently it has been also suggested that telomere shortening may represent a genetic risk factor.
Publish Date	2015-01-18 16:09
Citation	Carulli L. Telomere shortening as genetic risk factor of liver cirrhosis. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(2): 379-383
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i2/379.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i2.379

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