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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2008; 14(39): 6052-6059
Published online Oct 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6052
Overall expression of beta-catenin outperforms its nuclear accumulation in predicting outcomes of colorectal cancers
Worrawit Wanitsuwan, Samornmas Kanngurn, Teeranut Boonpipattanapong, Rassamee Sangthong, Surasak Sangkhathat
Worrawit Wanitsuwan, Teeranut Boonpipattanapong, Surasak Sangkhathat, Tumor Biology Research Group and Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
Samornmas Kanngurn, Tumor Biology Research Group and Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
Rassamee Sangthong, Tumor Biology Research Group and Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
Author contributions: Sangkhathat S designed the methodology; Wanitsuwan W, Boonpipattanapong T and Kanngurn S performed clinical work and histopathological study; Sangthong R analyzed data.
Supported by The Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University
Correspondence to: Dr. Surasak Sangkhathat, Tumor Biology Research Group and Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90110 Thailand. surasak.sa@psu.ac.th
Telephone: +66-7445-1401 Fax: +66-7442-9384
Received: July 1, 2008
Revised: August 17, 2008
Accepted: August 24, 2008
Published online: October 21, 2008
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