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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2011; 17(48): 5295-5304
Published online Dec 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i48.5295
Human papillomavirus in upper digestive tract tumors from three countries
Andres Castillo, Chihaya Koriyama, Michiyo Higashi, Muhammad Anwar, Mulazim Hussain Bukhari, Edwin Carrascal, Lida Mancilla, Hiroshi Okumura, Masataka Matsumoto, Kazumasa Sugihara, Shoji Natsugoe, Yoshito Eizuru, Suminori Akiba
Andres Castillo, Chihaya Koriyama, Muhammad Anwar, Suminori Akiba, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
Michiyo Higashi, Department of Human Pathology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
Mulazim Hussain Bukhari, King Edward Medical University, Lahole 54000, Pakistan
Edwin Carrascal, Department of Pathology, Universidad del Valle, Cali 760043, Colombia
Lida Mancilla, Universidad Santiago de Cali, Cali 760035, Colombia
Hiroshi Okumura, Masataka Matsumoto, Shoji Natsugoe, Department of Surgical Oncology and Digestive Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
Kazumasa Sugihara, Department of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Science, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
Yoshito Eizuru, Division of Oncogenic and Persistent Viruses, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
Author contributions: Castillo A, Koriyama C and Akiba S conceived the study, analyzed the data and participated in editing of the manuscript; Castillo A performed human papillomavirus analysis; Higashi M, Bukhari MH and Carrascal E conducted pathological analyses; Anwar M, Mancilla L, Okumura H, Matsumoto M, Sugihara K and Natsugoe S retrieved clinical information and obtained a collection of tissue specimens for analysis; Eizuru Y and Akiba S gave analytical support for all the analyses.
Supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas (17015037) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
Correspondence to: Dr. Chihaya Koriyama, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544,Japan. fiy@m.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
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Received: April 21, 2011
Revised: July 11, 2011
Accepted: July 18, 2011
Published online: December 28, 2011
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