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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2012; 18(11): 1235-1242
Published online Mar 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i11.1235
Polymorphisms of the TLR2 and TLR4 genes are associated with risk of gastric cancer in a Brazilian population
Juliana Garcia de Oliveira, Ana Elizabete Silva
Juliana Garcia de Oliveira, Ana Elizabete Silva, Department of Biology, UNESP- São Paulo State University, São José do Rio Preto Campus, 15054-000 SP, Brazil
Author contributions: de Oliveira JG performed the research, analysed the data and drafted the article; Silva AE conceived and designed the research, and critically revised the manuscript.
Supported by The São Paulo State Research Foundation, No. 2010/00507-0; and CNPq, No. 471908/2010-0
Correspondence to: Ana Elizabete Silva, PhD, Department of Biology, UNESP- São Paulo State University, Rua Cristóvão Colombo, 2265, São José do Rio Preto Campus, 15054-000 SP, Brazil. anabete@ibilce.unesp.br
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Received: November 29, 2010
Revised: May 7, 2011
Accepted: February 27, 2012
Published online: March 21, 2012
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