Aberrant methylation of secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine gene and its significance in gastric cancer
Shuai Shao, Nuo-Ming Zhou, Dong-Qiu Dai, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110032, Liaoning Province, China
Author contributions: Dai DQ designed this study; Shao S and Zhou NM performed the research and conducted the data analysis; Shuai S wrote the article; All authors read and approved the final version.
Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province, No. 201602817.
Institutional review board statement: The data of gastric cancer we analyzed in this research are all from The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University. And our research had been approved by The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University Clinical Research Ethics Committee.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare that there is no conflict of interest related to this study.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Dong-Qiu Dai, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Professor, Surgical Oncologist, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 4 Chongshan Road, Shenyang 110032, Liaoning Province, China. daidq63@163.com
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Received: August 13, 2019
Peer-review started: August 13, 2019
First decision: September 10, 2019
Revised: September 28, 2019
Accepted: October 22, 2019
Article in press: October 22, 2019
Published online: December 14, 2019