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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2011; 17(36): 4113-4117
Published online Sep 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i36.4113
Role of cyclooxygenase-2 gene polymorphisms in pancreatic carcinogenesis
Renata Talar-Wojnarowska, Anita Gasiorowska, Marek Olakowski, Pawel Lampe, Beata Smolarz, Hanna Romanowicz-Makowska, Ewa Malecka-Panas
Renata Talar-Wojnarowska, Anita Gasiorowska, Ewa Malecka-Panas, Department of Digestive Tract Diseases, Medical University, 22 Kopcinskiego, 90-153 Lodz, Poland
Marek Olakowski, Paweł Lampe, Department of Digestive Tract Surgery, Silesian Medical University, 14 Medykow, 40-752 Katowice, Poland
Beata Smolarz, Hanna Romanowicz-Makowska, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital, 281/289 Rzgowska, 93-338 Lodz, Poland
Author contributions: Talar-Wojnarowska R and Gasiorowska A provided the protocols and performed the research; Olakowski M and Lampe P provided the collection of human material and analyzed the data; Smolarz B and Romanowicz-Makowska H carried out the molecular analysis; and Talar-Wojnarowska R and Malecka-Panas E designed the study and wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Renata Talar-Wojnarowska, MD, PhD, Department of Digestive Tract Diseases, Medical University of Lodz, Kopcinskiego 22, 90-153 Lodz, Poland. renata.talar-wojnarowska@umed.lodz.pl
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Received: December 20, 2010
Revised: March 26, 2011
Accepted: April 2, 2011
Published online: September 28, 2011
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