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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Feb 15, 2010; 2(2): 117-120
Published online Feb 15, 2010. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v2.i2.117
Three novel NEIL1 promoter polymorphisms in gastric cancer patients
Masanori Goto, Kazuya Shinmura, Hong Tao, Shoichiro Tsugane, Haruhiko Sugimura
Masanori Goto, Kazuya Shinmura, Hong Tao, Haruhiko Sugimura, First Department of Pathology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi Ward, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3192, Japan
Shoichiro Tsugane, Epidemiology and Prevention Division, Research Center for Cancer Prevention and Screening, National Cancer Center, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan
Author contributions: Goto M performed the majority of the experiments; Shinmura K and Sugimura H designed the study and wrote the manuscript; Tao H performed the statistical analysis; Tsugane S coordinated the collection of all of the human materials and provided them.
Supported by Grants-in-Aid from Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for the Comprehensive 10-Year Strategy for Cancer Control (19-19); Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for Scientific Research, No. 19790286; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for priority area, No. 20014007; and the 21st century COE program
Correspondence to: Haruhiko Sugimura, PhD, First Department of Pathology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi Ward, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3192, Japan. hsugimur@hama-med.ac.jp
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Received: March 14, 2009
Revised: August 5, 2009
Accepted: August 12, 2009
Published online: February 15, 2010
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