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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2008; 14(31): 4880-4888
Published online Aug 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4880
Published online Aug 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4880
Prognostic significance of BMP and activin membrane-bound inhibitor in colorectal cancer
Nozomi Togo, Susumu Ohwada, Hiroyuki Toya, Ichiro Sakamoto, Tatsuya Yamada, Tetsuhiro Nakano, Ken Muroya, Izumi Takeyoshi, Departments of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma University, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
Shinji Sakurai, Takashi Nakajima, Departments of Tumor Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma University, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
Takashi Sekiya, Yusuke Yamazumi, Tsutomu Nakamura, Tetsu Akiyama, Laboratory of Molecular and Genetic Information, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
Author contributions: Togo N and Ohwada S contributed equally to this work; Togo N, Ohwada S, Sakurai S, Toya H, Nakajima T and Akiyama T designed research; Togo N, Toya H, Muroya K performed research; Akiyama T contributed new reagents; Togo N, Ohwada S, Nakajima T and Akiyama T analyzed data and wrote the paper.
Supported by Grants from the Japan Science and Technology Agency, No. 17014011; The Harunasou Foundation Cancer Research Subsidizing Fund; The Kanetsu Chuo Hospital Research Fund; And research funds from the Uchida Clinic in Inamachi, Saitama; The Katoh Clinic, Maebashi Norte Hospital in Maebashi, Gunma; And Keiaido Hospital in Midori, Gunma
Correspondence to: Susumu Ohwada, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma University, 3-39-22 Showa-Machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan. go.go.ohwada@gmail.com
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Received: May 23, 2008
Revised: August 12, 2008
Accepted: August 17, 2008
Published online: August 21, 2008
Revised: August 12, 2008
Accepted: August 17, 2008
Published online: August 21, 2008
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