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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2009; 15(25): 3142-3147
Published online Jul 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3142
Published online Jul 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3142
Human papilloma virus and esophageal carcinoma in a Latin-American region
Roberto Herrera-Goepfert, Department of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Avenida San Fernando #22, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
Marcela Lizano, Adela Carrillo-García, Mauricio Becker-D’Acosta, Unit of Biomedical Research in Cancer, National Cancer Institute and Biomedical Research Institute, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
Suminori Akiba, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
Author contributions: Herrera-Goepfert R studied and selected the ESCC cases, designed and coordinated the study and drafted the article; Lizano M, Carrillo-García A and Becker-D’Acosta M performed the DNA extraction, interpreted the data from HPV molecular analysis and critically revised the manuscript; Akiba S performed the statistical analysis and critically revised the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Dr. Roberto Herrera-Goepfert, Department of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Avenida San Fernando #22, Mexico City 10480, Mexico. rhgoepfert@yahoo.com.mx
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Received: February 6, 2009
Revised: May 30, 2009
Accepted: June 6, 2009
Published online: July 7, 2009
Revised: May 30, 2009
Accepted: June 6, 2009
Published online: July 7, 2009
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