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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2008; 14(31): 4903-4908
Published online Aug 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4903
Published online Aug 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4903
Up-regulation of α-catenin is associated with increased lymph node involvement in colorectal cancer
Adam Elzagheid, Yrjö Collan, Department of Pathology, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, Turku FIN-20520, Finland
Adam Elzagheid, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya
Abdelbaset Buhmeida, Eija Korkeila, Kari Syrjänen, Seppo Pyrhönen, Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Turku University Hospital, Savitehtaankatu 1 PB 52, Turku FIN-20521, Finland
Author contributions: Elzagheid A, Buhmeida A contributed equally to this work and performed research; Pyrhönen S designed research; Korkeila E collected the clinical data; Collan Y contributed new reagents/analytic tools; Syrjänen K analyzed data; and Elzagheid A wrote the paper.
Supported by Partly the Special Government Funding (EVO) allocated to Turku University Central Hospital and Cancer Society of South-West Finland (Turku), No. 13687
Correspondence to: Dr. Adam Elzagheid, MD, PhD, Department of Pathology, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, Turku FIN-20520, Finland. adibel@utu.fi
Telephone: +358-2-3133966 Fax: +358-2-3133965
Received: July 12, 2007
Revised: August 4, 2008
Accepted: August 11, 2008
Published online: August 21, 2008
Revised: August 4, 2008
Accepted: August 11, 2008
Published online: August 21, 2008
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