Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2013; 19(23): 3573-3582
Published online Jun 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3573
Aberrant glycosylation of the anti-Thomsen-Friedenreich glycotope immunoglobulin G in gastric cancer patients
Kristel Kodar, Jelena Izotova, Kersti Klaamas, Boris Sergeyev, Lilian Järvekülg, Oleg Kurtenkov
Kristel Kodar, Jelena Izotova, Kersti Klaamas, Boris Sergeyev, Oleg Kurtenkov, Department of Oncology and Immunology, National Institute for Health Development, 11619 Tallinn, Estonia
Kristel Kodar, Jelena Izotova, Lilian Järvekülg, Tallinn University of Technology, Institute of Gene Technology, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia
Author contributions: Kurtenkov O and Järvekülg L designed the research and drafted the manuscript; Kodar K, Izotova J and Klaamas K performed the study, analyzed the data and helped draft the manuscript; Sergeyev B performed the statistical analysis; all authors read and approved the manuscript.
Supported by The Estonian Science foundation, No. 7317 and 8399
Correspondence to: Oleg Kurtenkov, MD, PhD, ScD, Department of Oncology and Immunology, National Institute for Health Development, Hiiu 42, 11619 Tallinn, Estonia. oleg.kurtenkov@tai.ee
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Received: May 18, 2012
Revised: November 19, 2012
Accepted: December 5, 2012
Published online: June 21, 2013
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