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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2011; 17(7): 932-937
Published online Feb 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i7.932
Published online Feb 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i7.932
Upregulated CD133 expression in tumorigenesis of colon cancer cells
Zhi-Li Yang, Qi Zheng, Jun Yan, Ye Pan, Zhi-Gang Wang, Department of Surgery, Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200233, China
Author contributions: Yang ZL analyzed the CD133 expression in a panel of colon cancer cell lines and spheroid culture and drafted the manuscript; Zheng Q, Yan J and Pan Y participated in the study design and performed the RT-qPCR analysis; Wang ZG conceived the study and revised the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Zhi-Gang Wang, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200233, China. surlab@hotmail.com
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Received: August 7, 2010
Revised: November 12, 2010
Accepted: November 19, 2010
Published online: February 21, 2011
Revised: November 12, 2010
Accepted: November 19, 2010
Published online: February 21, 2011
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