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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2008; 14(37): 5755-5759
Published online Oct 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5755
Published online Oct 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5755
Gastrointestinal polyposis with esophageal polyposis is useful for early diagnosis of Cowden’s disease
Ken Umemura, Sho Takagi, Yoshitaka Kinouchi, Tooru Shimosegawa, Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
Yasushi Ishigaki, Division of Molecular Metabolism and Diabetes, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
Masahiro Iwabuchi, Department of Gastroenterology, Sendai Medical Center, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
Shigeru Kuroki, Department of Dermatology, Kurihara Central Hospital, Kurihara 228-0014, Japan
Author contributions: Umemura K, Takagi S, Ishigaki Y, Iwabuchi M and Kuroki S contributed equally to this work; Umemura K, Takagi S and Iwabuchi M designed the research; Umemura K, Ishigaki Y and Kuroki S performed the research; Ishigaki Y analyzed the data; Umemura K, Takagi S, Kinouchi Y and Shimosegawa T wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Ken Umemura, Division of Gastro-enterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo, Aoba, Sendai 980-8574, Japan. umekun@nyc.odn.ne.jp
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Received: May 27, 2008
Revised: August 18, 2008
Accepted: August 25, 2008
Published online: October 7, 2008
Revised: August 18, 2008
Accepted: August 25, 2008
Published online: October 7, 2008
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