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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2009; 15(30): 3799-3806
Published online Aug 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3799
Published online Aug 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3799
Methylation of PTCH1a gene in a subset of gastric cancers
Peng Du, Wei Chen, Zhong-Chuan Wang, Hong-Hua Jiang, Ji Xu, Ji-We Zhang, Long Cui, Department of Surgery, Shanghai Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kong Jiang Road, Shanghai 200092, China
Hai-Rong Ye, Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kong Jiang Road, Shanghai 200092, China
Jun Gao, Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
Jian-Cheng Zhang, Division of Ship Hygiene, Navy Medical Research Institute, Shanghai 200433, China
Author contributions: Du P and Ye HR performed the majority of the experiments; Ye HR and Xu J were involved in editing the manuscript; Chen W, Wang ZC, Jiang HH and Zhang JW collected all the human material; Zhang JC performed the methylation detection; Gao J and Cui L designed the study and wrote the manuscript; Du P, Ye HR and Gao J contributed equally to this work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Long Cui, Department of Surgery, Shanghai Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 1665 Kong Jiang Road, Shanghai 200092, China. cuilongxh@yahoo.cn
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Received: May 15, 2009
Revised: July 2, 2009
Accepted: July 9, 2009
Published online: August 14, 2009
Revised: July 2, 2009
Accepted: July 9, 2009
Published online: August 14, 2009
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