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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2010; 16(27): 3432-3436
Published online Jul 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i27.3432
Association of E-cadherin (CDH1) gene polymorphisms and gastric cancer risk
Mansour S Al-Moundhri, Manal Al-Khanbashi, Mohammed Al-Kindi, Maryam Al-Nabhani, Ikram A Burney, Abdulaziz Al-Farsi, Bassim Al-Bahrani
Mansour S Al-Moundhri, Ikram A Burney, Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 123, Sultanate of Oman
Manal Al-Khanbashi, Maryam Al-Nabhani, Department of Clinical Genetics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 123, Sultanate of Oman
Mohammed Al-Kindi, Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 123, Sultanate of Oman
Abdulaziz Al-Farsi, Bassim Al-Bahrani, National Oncology Center, Royal Hospital, Muscat 111, Sultanate of Oman
Author contributions: Al-Moundhri MS designed the research, analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Al-Khanbashi M, Al-Nabhani M and Al-Kindi M performed the technical analysis; Burney IA, Al-Farsi A and Al-Bahrani B contributed to recruitment of patients and reviewed the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Dr. Mansour S Al-Moundhri, Associate Professor and Consulting Oncologist, Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, PO Box 35, Muscat 123, Sultanate of Oman. mansours@squ.edu.om
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Received: March 24, 2010
Revised: April 24, 2010
Accepted: May 1, 2010
Published online: July 21, 2010
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