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Mahsa Khodadoostan1 , Ahmad Shavakhi1 , Reihaneh Padidarnia2 \*, Alireza Shavakhi3 and Mehdi Ahmadian1

1 Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

2 Department of Internal Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

3 Shahrekord of Medical University, Shahrekord, Iran

\*Address all correspondence to: r.padidarnia@gmail.com

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