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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Aug 15, 2010; 2(8): 326-331
Published online Aug 15, 2010. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v2.i8.326
Published online Aug 15, 2010. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v2.i8.326
Association of Caveolin-1 polymorphisms with colorectal cancer susceptibility in Taiwan
Mei-Due Yang, Chao-Hsiang Chang, Hwei-Chung Wang, Department of Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, 2 Yuh-Der Road, Taichung 404, Taiwan, China
Cheng-Chieh Lin, Chiu-Shong Liu, Department of Family Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, 2 Yuh-Der Road, Taichung 404, Taiwan, China
Da-Tian Bau, Chung-Hsing Wang, Yung-An Tsou, Ru-Yin Tsai, Terry Fox Cancer Research Laboratory, China Medical University Hospital, 2 Yuh-Der Road, Taichung 404, Taiwan, China
Song-Kun Shyue, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan, China
Author contributions: Yang MD designed the research; Yang MD, Liu CS and Tsai RY contributed equally to this work; Bau DT and Tsai RY performed all measurements and evaluated the raw data; Tsou YA and Wang CH performed the statistical analyses; Shyue SK selected and evaluated all cases; Chang CH and Lin CC wrote the manuscript with support from Yang MD; all authors approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Research Grants from the China Medical University and Hospital (DMR-99-041 and CMU-99-NTU-10), the Terry Fox Cancer Research Foundation and the National Science Council (NSC 98-2320-B-039-010-MY3).
Correspondence to: Da-Tian Bau, MD, Associate Professor, Chairman, Terry Fox Cancer Research Laboratory, China Medical University Hospital, 2 Yuh-Der Road, Taichung 404, Taiwan, China. datian@mail.cmuh.org.tw
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Received: June 10, 2010
Revised: August 4, 2010
Accepted: August 9, 2010
Published online: August 15, 2010
Revised: August 4, 2010
Accepted: August 9, 2010
Published online: August 15, 2010
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