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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2011; 17(9): 1152-1159
Published online Mar 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i9.1152
Hepatoma cell line HepG2.2.15 demonstrates distinct biological features compared with parental HepG2
Ran Zhao, Tian-Zhen Wang, Dan Kong, Lei Zhang, Hong-Xue Meng, Yang Jiang, Yi-Qi Wu, Zu-Xi Yu, Xiao-Ming Jin
Ran Zhao, Tian-Zhen Wang, Lei Zhang, Hong-Xue Meng, Yang Jiang, Yi-Qi Wu, Xiao-Ming Jin, Department of Pathology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, Heilongjiang Province, China
Dan Kong, Cancer Research Institute of Kanazawa University Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
Zu-Xi Yu, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States
Author contributions: Zhao R and Wang TZ contributed equally to this work; Jin XM, Zhao R, Wang TZ and Kong D conducted the experiments; Yu ZX supplied critical reagents; Zhang L and Meng HX maintained animals; Jiang Y and Wu YQ analyzed the data; Jin XM, Zhao R and Wang TZ wrote the manuscript.
Supported by Graduate Innovation Foundation of Harbin Medical University No. HCXB2010010 and Key Technology Project of Heilongjiang Science and Technology Department, No. ZJY04-0102
Correspondence to: Xiao-Ming Jin, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology, Harbin Medical University, 194 Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin 150081, Heilongjiang Province, China. jinxm55@yahoo.com.cn
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Received: November 12, 2010
Revised: November 29, 2010
Accepted: December 6, 2010
Published online: March 7, 2011
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