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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2010; 16(9): 1129-1137
Published online Mar 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i9.1129
Alterations of tumor-related genes do not exactly match the histopathological grade in gastric adenocarcinomas
Guo-Yan Liu, Kun-Hong Liu, Yong Zhang, Yu-Zhi Wang, Xiao-Hong Wu, Yi-Zhuo Lu, Chao Pan, Ping Yin, Hong-Feng Liao, Ji-Qin Su, Qing Ge, Qi Luo, Bin Xiong
Guo-Yan Liu, Xiao-Hong Wu, Yi-Zhuo Lu, Chao Pan, Ping Yin, Hong-Feng Liao, Ji-Qin Su, Qing Ge, Qi Luo, Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, The Digestive Disease Research Institute of Xiamen University, Xiamen 361004, Fujian Province, China
Guo-Yan Liu, Bin Xiong, Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, Hubei Province, China
Kun-Hong Liu, Department of Data Mining, Software School of Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian Province, China
Yong Zhang, Yu-Zhi Wang, The Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China
Author contributions: Liu GY and Liu KH are joint first authors; Liu GY and Liu KH contributed equally to this work; Luo Q and Xiong B are the joint corresponding authors for the research; Zhang Y and Wang YZ provided guidance for the study; Wu XH, Pan C, Yin P, Liao HF, Su JQ, Ge Q and Lu YZ provided the samples and offered pathological help.
Supported by Xiamen Health Bureau, No. 3502z20089009; Xiamen Science and Technology Bureau, No. 3502Z20074023; and Youth Fund of Fujian Health Department, No. 2008-1-52, Fujian Province, China
Correspondence to: Bin Xiong, MD, PhD, Professor, The Affiliated Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, Hubei Province, China. binxiong88@yahoo.com
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Received: November 13, 2009
Revised: December 9, 2009
Accepted: December 16, 2009
Published online: March 7, 2010
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