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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2008; 14(19): 3074-3080
Published online May 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3074
Published online May 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3074
Detection of RASSF1A promoter hypermethylation in serum from gastric and colorectal adenocarcinoma patients
Yu-Cai Wang, Zheng-Hong Yu, Chang Liu, Long-Bang Chen, Department of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing 210002, Jiangsu Province, China
Yu-Cai Wang, Li-Zhi Xu, Wen Yu, Xiao-Wei Wei, Long-Bang Chen, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu Province, China
Yu-Cai Wang, Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, Houston TX 77030, United States
Jia Lu, Department of Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston TX 77030, United States
Ren-Min Zhu, Hong-Zan Ji, Heng Lu, Department of Gastroenterology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing 210002, Jiangsu Province, China
Guo-Li Li, Xiao-Wei Wei, Yong Gao, Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing 210002, Jiangsu Province, China
Xin-Yi Xia, Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing 210002, Jiangsu Province, China
Wei-Min Gao, Department of Environmental Toxicology, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX 79409, United States
Author contributions: Wang YC and Yu ZH contributed equally to this work; Wang YC, Yu ZH, Gao WM and Chen LB designed the research; Wang YC, Liu C, Xu LZ, Yu W, Zhu RM, Li GL, Xia XY, Wei XW, Ji HZ, Lu H and Gao Y performed the research; Wang YC and Lu J analyzed the data; Wang YC, Yu ZH, Lu J and Chen LB wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Long-Bang Chen, Department of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, 305 East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing 210002, Jiangsu Province, China. chenlongbang@yeah.net
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Received: February 26, 2008
Revised: April 27, 2008
Published online: May 21, 2008
Revised: April 27, 2008
Published online: May 21, 2008
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