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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2008; 14(37): 5650-5656
Published online Oct 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5650
Published online Oct 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5650
Overexpression of the receptor tyrosine kinase EphA4 in human gastric cancers
Mariko Oki, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Hiroaki Taniguchi, Yasushi Adachi, Yasuhisa Shinomura, First Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan
Kohzoh Imai, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo 060-8556, Japan
Author contributions: Oki M and Yamamoto H contributed equally to this paper and designed research; Oki M, Yamamoto H, Taniguchi H, and Adachi Y performed research; Oki M, Taniguchi H, Yamamoto H, Imai K, and Shinomura Y analyzed data; and Oki M, Yamamoto H, and Shinomura Y wrote the paper.
Supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (H.Y. and K.I.) and Grants-in-Aid for Cancer Research and for the Third Term Comprehensive 10-Year Strategy for Cancer Control from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan (H.Y. and K.I.)
Correspondence to: Hiroyuki Yamamoto, MD, FJSIM, PhD, First Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, S.-1, W.-16, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan. h-yama@sapmed.ac.jp
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Received: March 28, 2008
Revised: August 26, 2008
Accepted: September 2, 2008
Published online: October 7, 2008
Revised: August 26, 2008
Accepted: September 2, 2008
Published online: October 7, 2008
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