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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2005; 11(42): 6701-6706
Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6701
Correlation and prognostic significance of beta-galactoside alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase and serum monosialylated alpha-fetoprotein in hepatocellular carcinoma
Terence CW Poon, Clarissa HS Chiu, Paul BS Lai, Tony SK Mok, Benny Zee, Anthony TC Chan, Joseph JY Sung, Philip J Johnson
Terence CW Poon, Joseph JY Sung, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Sir YK Pao Cancer Centre, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, NT, Hong Kong, China
Clarissa HS Chiu, Tony SK Mok, Benny Zee, Anthony TC Chan, Department of Clinical Oncology, Sir YK Pao Cancer Centre, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, NT, Hong Kong, China
Paul BS Lai, Department of Surgery, Sir YK Pao Cancer Centre, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, NT, Hong Kong, China
Philip J Johnson, Cancer Research UK Institute for Cancer Studies, University of Birmingham, Vincent Drive, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by Central Allocation Grant CUHK 2/02C from the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong, and the Direct Grant for Research (2040750) from the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Correspondence to: Terence CW Poon, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, China. tcwpoon@cuhk.edu.hk
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Received: February 26, 2005
Revised: June 1, 2005
Accepted: June 2, 2005
Published online: November 14, 2005
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