Basic Research
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2005; 11(44): 6941-6947
Published online Nov 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i44.6941
Clinical significance of telomerase and its associate genes expression in the maintenance of telomere length in squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus
Chung-Ping Hsu, Li-Wen Lee, Sen-Ei Shai, Chih-Yi Chen
Chung-Ping Hsu, Li-Wen Lee, Sen-Ei Shai, Chih-Yi Chen, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, China
Chung-Ping Hsu, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by grant from NSC (NSC-92-2314-B-075A-011), Taipei, Taiwan, China
Correspondence to: Chung-Ping Hsu, MD, FCCP, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No. 160, Sec. 3, Taichung-Kang Road, Taichung, Taiwan, China. cliff@vghtc.gov.tw
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Received: March 8, 2005
Revised: July 2, 2005
Accepted: July 8, 2005
Published online: November 28, 2005
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