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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2010; 16(39): 4986-4991
Published online Oct 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i39.4986
Up-regulation of PIK3CA promotes metastasis in gastric carcinoma
Ji-Fang Liu, Xin-Ke Zhou, Jin-Hui Chen, Gao Yi, He-Ge Chen, Ming-Chen Ba, Sheng-Qu Lin, Yan-Chao Qi
Ji-Fang Liu, Xin-Ke Zhou, Gao Yi, Sheng-Qu Lin, Yan-Chao Qi, Institute of Cancer Research, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou 510095, Guangdong Province, China
Jin-Hui Chen, Key Laboratory of Marine Bio-resources Sustainable Utilization, CAS, Guangzhou 510301, Guangdong Province, China
Jin-Hui Chen, Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, Southern China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Science, Guangzhou 510301, Guangdong Province, China
He-Ge Chen, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, University of Maryland, 685 West Baltimore street, Baltimore, MD 21228, United States
Ming-Chen Ba, Department of Abdominal Surgery (Section II), Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou 510095, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: Liu JF and Zhou XK contributed equally to this work; Liu JF, Chen JH and Yi G performed the majority of experiments; Chen HG, Ba MC, Lin SQ and Qi YC offered new reagents and helpful comments during the study; Liu JF and Chen JH wrote and approved the paper.
Supported by Medical Research Fund of Guangdong Province, No. A2007284; and Health Bureau Fund of Guangzhou, No. 2009-YB-169
Correspondence to: Xin-Ke Zhou, Professor, Institute of Cancer Research, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou 510095, Guangdong Province, China. zxkstar@126.com
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Received: June 7, 2010
Revised: July 13, 2010
Accepted: July 20, 2010
Published online: October 21, 2010
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