Colorectal Cancer
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2008; 14(38): 5823-5826
Published online Oct 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5823
Transcription factor PDX-1 in human colorectal adenocarcinoma: A potential tumor marker?
Nikiforos Ballian, Shi-He Liu, Francis Charles Brunicardi
Nikiforos Ballian, Shi-He Liu, Francis Charles Brunicardi, the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, 1709 Dryden, Suite 1500 Houston, TX 77030, United States
Author contributions: Ballian N analyzed data, wrote manuscript; Liu SH performed research, analyzed data; Brunicardi FC treated physician, procured tissue specimens.
Correspondence to: Francis Charles Brunicardi, MD, FACS, the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, 1709 Dryden, Suite 1500, Houston, TX 77030, United States. cbrunica@bcm.edu
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Received: March 23, 2008
Revised: August 20, 2008
Accepted: August 27, 2008
Published online: October 14, 2008
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