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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2011; 17(26): 3092-3100
Published online Jul 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i26.3092
Intestinal inflammation and colorectal cancer: A double-edged sword?
Angelamaria Rizzo, Francesco Pallone, Giovanni Monteleone, Massimo Claudio Fantini
Angelamaria Rizzo, Francesco Pallone, Giovanni Monteleone, Massimo Claudio Fantini, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
Author contributions: Rizzo A, Pallone F, Monteleone G and Fantini MC equally contributed to generating the ideas for this review and writing this manuscript.
Supported by “Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro”, AIRC, MFAG-9353 and “Fondazione Umberto di Mario”, Rome
Correspondence to: Massimo Claudio Fantini, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via Montpellier 1, 00133, Rome, Italy. m.fantini@med.uniroma2.it
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Received: August 14, 2010
Revised: September 30, 2010
Accepted: October 7, 2010
Published online: July 14, 2011
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