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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2011; 17(37): 4225-4230
Published online Oct 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i37.4225
Aberrant methylation of the 3q25 tumor suppressor gene PTX3 in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Jun-Xiong Wang, Yuan-Long He, Sheng-Tao Zhu, Shuo Yang, Shu-Tian Zhang
Jun-Xiong Wang, Medical and Health Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated to the Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
Yuan-Long He, Department of Gastroenterology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao 266071, Shandong Province, China
Shu-Tian Zhang, Sheng-Tao Zhu, Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated to the Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
Shuo Yang, Laboratory Medicine Department, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100050, China
Author contributions: Wang JX and He YL performed the majority of the experiments; Zhu ST and Yang S provided vital reagents, analytical tools and were also involved in editing the manuscript; Zhang ST designed the study; Wang JX and He YL contributed equally to this study.
Supported by National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program), No.2007AA02Z4Z4; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, No.20090460394 and Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation, No.7072022
Correspondence to: Shu-Tian Zhang, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated to the Capital Medical University, No. 95 Yong’an Road, Xuanwu District, Beijing 100050, China. jxwang88@gmail.com
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Received: December 23, 2010
Revised: March 24, 2011
Accepted: March 31, 2011
Published online: October 7, 2011
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