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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2011; 17(4): 488-492
Published online Jan 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i4.488
Association between EGF +61A/G polymorphism and gastric cancer in Caucasians
Ana Paula Araújo, Bruno M Costa, Ana L Pinto-Correia, Maria Fragoso, Paula Ferreira, Mário Dinis-Ribeiro, Sandra Costa, Rui M Reis, Rui Medeiros
Ana Paula Araújo, Ana L Pinto-Correia, Paula Ferreira, Rui Medeiros, Molecular Oncology Group, Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
Bruno M Costa, Sandra Costa, Rui M Reis, Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, 4704-553 Braga, Portugal
Maria Fragoso, Oncology Department, Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
Mário Dinis-Ribeiro, Gastroenterology Department, Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto, Portugal; and Cintesis/Faculty of Medicine University of Porto, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
Rui Medeiros, Centro de Estudos em Biomedicina, Health Sciences Faculty-Fernando Pessoa University, 4200-150 Porto, Portugal
Rui Medeiros, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas de Abel Salazar, Abel Salazar Institute for the Biomedical Sciences, 4099-003 Porto, Portugal
Author contributions: Araújo AP, Costa BM, Costa S performed the research; Araújo AP and Medeiros R wrote the paper; Fragoso M and Ferreira P identified and diagnosed the patients; Medeiros R and Dinis-Ribeiro M designed, supervised and participated in the editing of the manuscript; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by The Portuguese League Against Cancer (Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro-Núcleo Regional do Norte) and AstraZeneca Foundation
Correspondence to: Rui Medeiros, Professor, Molecular Oncology Group, Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto, Edifício Laboratórios-PISO 4, Rua. Dr Ant. Bernardino Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal. ruimedei@ipoporto.min-saude.pt
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Received: January 26, 2010
Revised: April 30, 2010
Accepted: May 7, 2010
Published online: January 28, 2011
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