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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2011; 17(4): 526-533
Published online Jan 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i4.526
Silence of HIN-1 expression through methylation of its gene promoter in gastric cancer
Yan Gong, Ming-Zhou Guo, Zhi-Jia Ye, Xiu-Li Zhang, Yong-Liang Zhao, Yun-Sheng Yang
Yan Gong, Ming-Zhou Guo, Xiu-Li Zhang, Yun-Sheng Yang, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
Zhi-Jia Ye, Department of Genetics, Yale Medical School TAC, S320 1 Gilbert Street, New Haven, CT 06520, United States
Yong-Liang Zhao, Department of General Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
Author contributions: Gong Y and Yang YS performed the majority of experiments; Guo MZ and Ye ZJ provided vital reagents and analytical tools and edited the manuscript; Zhao YL and Zhang XL collected all the specimens for this work; Gong Y and Guo MZ designed the study and wrote the manuscript.
Supported by National Basic Research Program (973 Program No. 2010CB912802) and the Postdoctoral Fund of China, No. 20080441314
Correspondence to: Yun-Sheng Yang, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853, China. sunny888@medmail.com.cn
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Received: September 2, 2010
Revised: November 2, 2010
Accepted: November 9, 2010
Published online: January 28, 2011
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