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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2010; 16(38): 4846-4853
Published online Oct 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i38.4846
mPGES-1 expression in non-cancerous liver tissue impacts on postoperative recurrence of HCC
Koichi Nonaka, Hikaru Fujioka, Yasushi Takii, Seigo Abiru, Kiyoshi Migita, Masahiro Ito, Takashi Kanematsu, Hiromi Ishibashi
Koichi Nonaka, Hikaru Fujioka, Yasushi Takii, Seigo Abiru, Kiyoshi Migita, Masahiro Ito, Hiromi Ishibashi, Clinical Research Center and Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, 2-1001-1 Kubara, Omura 856-8652, Japan; Department of Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 2-1001-1 Kubara, Omura 856-8652, Japan
Takashi Kanematsu, Department of Transplant and Digestive Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
Author contributions: Nonaka K and Fujioka H contributed equally to this work; Takii Y and Abiru S designed the research; Migita K, Ito M, Kanematsu T and Ishibashi H analyzed the data; Nonaka K and Fujioka H performed the research and wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Koichi Nonaka, MD, Clinical Research Center and Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, 2-1001-1 Kubara, Omura 856-8652, Japan. kknonaka@mbn.nifty.com
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Received: May 12, 2010
Revised: June 12, 2010
Accepted: June 19, 2010
Published online: October 14, 2010
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