Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2011; 17(35): 3976-3985
Published online Sep 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i35.3976
MicroRNAs as a potential prognostic factor in gastric cancer
Baruch Brenner, Moshe B Hoshen, Ofer Purim, Miriam Ben David, Karin Ashkenazi, Gideon Marshak, Yulia Kundel, Ronen Brenner, Sara Morgenstern, Marisa Halpern, Nitzan Rosenfeld, Ayelet Chajut, Yaron Niv, Michal Kushnir
Baruch Brenner, Ofer Purim, Institute of Oncology, Davidoff Center, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva 49100, Israel
Baruch Brenner, Ofer Purim, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
Moshe B Hoshen, Miriam Ben David, Karin Ashkenazi, Ayelet Chajut, Michal Kushnir, Rosetta Genomics Ltd., Rehovot 76706, Israel
Moshe B Hoshen, Clalit Research Institute, Clalit Medical Services, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
Nitzan Rosenfeld, Cancer Research UK, Cambridge Research Institute, Cambridge CB2 ORE, United Kingdom
Gideon Marshak, Institute of Oncology, Rabin Medical Center, Golda-Hasharon Hospital, Petach Tikva 49100, Israel
Yulia Kundel, Ronen Brenner, Institute of Oncology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva 49100, Israel
Gideon Marshak, Yulia Kundel, Ronen Brenner, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
Sara Morgenstern, Institute of Pathology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva 49100, Israel
Sara Morgenstern, Marisa Halpern, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
Marisa Halpern, Institute of Pathology, Rabin Medical Center, Golda-Hasharon Hospital, Petach Tikva 49100, Israel
Yaron Niv, Department of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva 49100, Israel
Yaron Niv, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978 Israel
Author contributions: Brenner B, Hoshen MB and Purim O contributed equally to this work; Brenner B and Chajut A designed the research; Brenner B, Hoshen MB and Purim O analyzed the data; David MB, Ashkenazi K, Morgenstern S, Halpern M and Kushnir M performed the research; Brenner B, Purim O, Kundel Y, Mahrshak G and Brenner R collected the data; Brenner B, Hoshen MB, Purim O, Rosenfeld N, Niv Y and Kushnir M wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Baruch Brenner, MD, Institute of Oncology, Davidoff Center, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tikva 49100, Israel. brennerb@clalit.org.il
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Received: February 17, 2011
Revised: April 15, 2011
Accepted: April 22, 2011
Published online: September 21, 2011
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