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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2011; 17(48): 5231-5239
Published online Dec 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i48.5231
Published online Dec 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i48.5231
miRNAs in precancerous lesions of the gastrointestinal tract
Matteo Fassan, Massimo Rugge, Department of Medical Diagnostic Sciences and Special Therapies, Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology Unit, University of Padova, 35100 Padova, Italy
Matteo Fassan, Department of Oncological and Surgical Sciences; General Oncology Unit, University of Padova, 35100 Padova, Italy
Carlo M Croce, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, United States
Massimo Rugge, Istituto Oncologico del Veneto - IOV-IRCCS, 35100 Padova, Italy
Author contributions: Fassan M reviewed and summarized the literature that provided the basis of the manuscript; Fassan M, Croce CM and Rugge M contributed to the conceptual design of the manuscript and data interpretation; all authors also contributed to drafting the article and critical analysis of the literature discussed; all authors approved the final, submitted manuscript.
Supported by The AIRC grant Veneto Region 2009; the “G. Berlucchi” and “G.B. Morgagni” Foundations
Correspondence to: Massimo Rugge, MD, FACG, Full Professor of Surgical Pathology, Department of Medical Diagnostic Sciences and Special Therapies, the Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology Unit, University of Padova, Via Aristide Gabelli, 61, 35121 Padova, Italy. massimo.rugge@unipd.it
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Received: June 23, 2011
Revised: September 13, 2011
Accepted: October 14, 2011
Published online: December 28, 2011
Revised: September 13, 2011
Accepted: October 14, 2011
Published online: December 28, 2011
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