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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2006; 12(31): 5033-5036
Published online Aug 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i31.5033
Published online Aug 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i31.5033
Gastric cancer in a Caucasian population: Role of pepsinogen C genetic variants
Ana L Pinto-Correia, Hugo Sousa, Molecular Oncology Group, Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto, Portugal
Maria Fragoso, Oncology Department, Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto, Portugal
Luís Moreira-Dias, Gastroenterology Department, Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto, Portugal
Carlos Lopes, Rui Medeiros, Molecular Oncology Group, Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto, Portugal; and ICBAS, Abel Salazar Institute for the Biomedical Sciences, Porto, Portugal
Mário Dinis-Ribeiro, Gastroenterology Department, Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto, Portugal; and CINTESIS / Faculty of Medicine University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the Portuguese League Against Cancer (Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro-Núcleo Regional do Norte) and Astra Zeneca Foundation
Correspondence to: Mário Dinis-Ribeiro, Serviço de Gastrenterologia, Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto FG EPE, Rua Dr. António Bernardino Almeida, Porto 4200-072, Portugal. mario@med.up.pt
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Received: April 6, 2006
Revised: April 19, 2006
Accepted: April 24, 2006
Published online: August 21, 2006
Revised: April 19, 2006
Accepted: April 24, 2006
Published online: August 21, 2006
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