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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2006; 12(25): 4033-4037
Published online Jul 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i25.4033
A study on p53 gene alterations in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and their correlation to common dietary risk factors among population of the Kashmir valley
Imtiyaz Murtaza, Dhuha Mushtaq, Mushtaq A Margoob, Amit Dutt, Nisar Ahmad Wani, Ishfaq Ahmad, Mohan Lal Bhat
Imtiyaz Murtaza, Ishfaq Ahmad, Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory, Division of PHT, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
Dhuha Mushtaq, Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
Mushtaq A Margoob, Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
Amit Dutt, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, 320 Charles St, Cambridge, MA-02141, United States
Nisar Ahmad Wani, Department of Surgery, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
Mohan Lal Bhat, Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by funding (100%) from the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi through the Fast Track Young Scientist Project Award to Dr. Imtiyaz Murtaza, No. SR/FTP/LS-A-91/2001
Correspondence to: Dr. Imtiyaz Murtaza, Assistant Professor (Biochemistry), Division of PHT, SKUAST (K), Shalimar Campus, Srinagar, Kashmir, 191121 (J&K), India. imz_murtaza@hotmail.com
Telephone: +91-194-2424812 Fax: +91-194-2464195
Received: January 14, 2006
Revised: February 14, 2006
Accepted: February 18, 2006
Published online: July 7, 2006
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