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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2007; 13(34): 4593-4597
Published online Sep 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i34.4593
Elucidation of the relationship of BNIP3 expression to gemcitabine chemosensitivity and prognosis
Masaharu Ishida, Makoto Sunamura, Toru Furukawa, Masanori Akada, Hiroko Fujimura, Emiko Shibuya, Shinichi Egawa, Michiaki Unno, Akira Horii
Masaharu Ishida, Toru Furukawa, Akira Horii, Departments of Molecular Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
Masaharu Ishida, Makoto Sunamura, Masanori Akada, Hiroko Fujimura, Emiko Shibuya, Shinichi Egawa, Michiaki Unno, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
Makoto Sunamura, Cancer Surgery Section, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Akira Horii, MD, PhD, Department of Molecular Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575, Japan. horii@mail.tains.tohoku.ac.jp
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Received: May 28, 2007
Revised: June 13, 2007
Accepted: June 18, 2007
Published online: September 14, 2007
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