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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2009; 15(44): 5579-5585
Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5579
Genetic and epigenetic characteristics of gastric cancers with JC virus T-antigen
Satoshi Yamaoka, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Katsuhiko Nosho, Hiroaki Taniguchi, Yasushi Adachi, Shigeru Sasaki, Yoshiaki Arimura, Kohzoh Imai, Yasuhisa Shinomura
Satoshi Yamaoka, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Katsuhiko Nosho, Hiroaki Taniguchi, Yasushi Adachi, Shigeru Sasaki, Yoshiaki Arimura, Yasuhisa Shinomura, First Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan
Kohzoh Imai, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo 060-8556, Japan
Author contributions: Yamaoka S and Yamamoto H designed the research; Yamaoka S, Yamamoto H, Nosho K, Taniguchi H, Adachi Y and Sasaki S performed the research; Yamaoka S, Yamamoto H, Arimura Y, Imai K and Shinomura Y analyzed the data; Yamaoka S, Yamamoto H and Shinomura Y wrote the paper.
Supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (Yamamoto H, Imai K and Shinomura Y) and Grants-in-Aid for Cancer Research from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan (Yamamoto H)
Correspondence to: Hiroyuki Yamamoto, MD, FJSIM, PhD, First Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, S.-1, W.-16, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan. h-yama@sapmed.ac.jp
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Received: August 9, 2009
Revised: September 18, 2009
Accepted: September 25, 2009
Published online: November 28, 2009
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