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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2007; 13(14): 2108-2112
Published online Apr 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i14.2108
Relationship between preoperative staging by endoscopic ultrasonography and MMP-9 expression in gastric carcinoma
Shi-Yun Tan, Jun-Yu Wang, Lei Shen, He-Sheng Luo, Zhi-Xiang Shen
Shi-Yun Tan, Jun-Yu Wang, Lei Shen, He-Sheng Luo, Zhi-Xiang Shen, Department of Gastroenterology, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Jun-Yu Wang, Department of Gastro-enterology, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China. wangjunyu2006@163.com
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Received: December 27, 2006
Revised: January 2, 2007
Accepted: January 10, 2007
Published online: April 14, 2007
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