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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2012; 18(33): 4549-4556
Published online Sep 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i33.4549
Lack of CD44 variant 6 expression in rectal cancer invasive front associates with early recurrence
Suvi Tuulia Avoranta, Eija Annika Korkeila, Kari Juhani Syrjänen, Seppo Olavi Pyrhönen, Jari Toivo Tapio Sundström
Suvi Tuulia Avoranta, Eija Annika Korkeila, Kari Juhani Syrjänen, Seppo Olavi Pyrhönen, Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, FIN-20521 Turku, Finland
Jari Toivo Tapio Sundström, Department of Pathology, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, FIN-20520 Turku, Finland
Author contributions: All authors designed the research; Avoranta ST and Korkeila EA collected the clinicopathological data; Avoranta ST and Sundström JTT analyzed the immunohistochemical staining; Avoranta ST and Syrjänen KJ performed the statistical work; Avoranta ST wrote the paper; Korkeila EA, Syrjänen KJ, Pyrhönen SO and Sundström JTT gave comments and suggested revisions.
Supported by The Special Government Funding (EVO) allocated to Turku University Hospital; the Turku University Foundation, to Avoranta ST; the Cancer Society of South-Western Finland, to Sundström JTT; and the Finnish Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, to Korkeila EA
Correspondence to: Tuulia Avoranta, MD, Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Hämeentie 11, FIN-20521 Turku, Finland. stavor@utu.fi
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Received: November 21, 2011
Revised: March 29, 2012
Accepted: May 12, 2012
Published online: September 7, 2012
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