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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2011; 17(25): 3043-3048
Published online Jul 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i25.3043
Published online Jul 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i25.3043
P16 gene hypermethylation and hepatocellular carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Jia-Jie Zang, Feng Xie, Jin-Fang Xu, Ying-Yi Qin, Jia He, Department of Health Statistics, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
Feng Xie, Rong-Xi Shen, Jia-Mei Yang, Department of Special Treatment and Liver Transplantation, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200438, China
Author contributions: Zang JJ and Xie F contributed equally to this work; Zang JJ and Xie F designed the research; Zang JJ, Xie F, Xu JF, Qin YY and Shen RX performed the research and analyzed the data; Zang JJ and Xie F wrote the paper; Yang JM and He J supervised the whole study.
Supported by The Ministry of Science and Technology of China, No. 2009ZX09312-025 and No. 2008ZX10002-018
Correspondence to: Jia He, MD, PhD, Department of Health Statistics, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China. hejia63@yahoo.com
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Received: December 23, 2010
Revised: March 17, 2011
Accepted: March 24, 2011
Published online: July 7, 2011
Revised: March 17, 2011
Accepted: March 24, 2011
Published online: July 7, 2011
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