Editorial
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2009; 15(42): 5249-5259
Published online Nov 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5249
Potential role of chitinase 3-like-1 in inflammation-associated carcinogenic changes of epithelial cells
Katrin Eurich, Mayuko Segawa, Satoko Toei-Shimizu, Emiko Mizoguchi
Katrin Eurich, Mayuko Segawa, Satoko Toei-Shimizu, Emiko Mizoguchi, Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, United States
Emiko Mizoguchi, Center for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, United States
Author contributions: Mizoguchi E designed the research; Eurich K, Segawa M, Toei-Shimizu S and Mizoguchi E performed the research, analyzed and summarized the data; Eurich K and Mizoguchi E wrote the paper.
Supported by NIH (DK64289, DK74454, DK43351 and DK80070) and grants from the Eli and Edythe L. Broad Medical Foundation and American Gastroenterological Association Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition to Mizoguchi E
Correspondence to: Emiko Mizoguchi, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, GRJ 702, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, United States. emizoguchi@partners.org
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Received: September 4, 2009
Revised: October 7, 2009
Accepted: October 14, 2009
Published online: November 14, 2009
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