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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2011; 17(27): 3220-3228
Published online Jul 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i27.3220
Published online Jul 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i27.3220
Relationship between LYVE-1, VEGFR-3 and CD44 gene expressions and lymphatic metastasis in gastric cancer
Fusun Ozmen, Dicle Guc, Emin Kansu, Department of Basic Oncology, Hacettepe University Institute of Oncology, 06100 Ankara, Turkey
M Mahir Ozmen, Munevver Moran, Department of General Surgery, Ankara Numune Teaching and Research Hospital, 06100 Ankara, Turkey
M Mahir Ozmen, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hacettepe University Medical School, 06100 Ankara, Turkey
Evren Ozdemir, Department of Medical Oncology, Hacettepe University Institute of Oncology, 06100 Ankara, Turkey
Selda Seçkin, Department of Pathology, Ankara Numune Teaching and Research Hospital, 06100 Ankara, Turkey
Ergun Karaagaoglu, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, 06100 Ankara, Turkey
Author contributions: Ozmen F and Ozmen MM contributed equally to this work; Ozmen F, Ozmen MM, Ozdemir E, Guc D and Kansu E designed the research and provided the protocols; Ozmen F, Ozmen MM, Seçkin S and Moran M performed the research and collected the data; Karaagaoglu E and Ozmen F analyzed the data; Ozmen F, Ozmen MM and Ozdemir E wrote the paper.
Supported by TUBİTAK-SBAG (Project Number 104S581); the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA)
Correspondence to: Fusun Ozmen, MD, MSci, PhD, Department of Basic Oncology, Hacettepe University Institute of Oncology, Hacettepe, 06100 Ankara, Turkey. fusun.ozmen@hacettepe.edu.tr
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Received: October 14, 2010
Revised: December 5, 2010
Accepted: December 12, 2010
Published online: July 21, 2011
Revised: December 5, 2010
Accepted: December 12, 2010
Published online: July 21, 2011
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