Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2012; 18(17): 2043-2052
Published online May 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i17.2043
Aberrant methylation of SPARC in human hepatocellular carcinoma and its clinical implication
Ye Zhang, Bin Yang, Zhi Du, Tong Bai, Ying-Tang Gao, Yi-Jun Wang, Cheng Lou, Feng-Mei Wang, Yu Bai
Ye Zhang, Zhi Du, Third Central Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300170, China
Ye Zhang, Zhi Du, Tong Bai, Yi-Jun Wang, Cheng Lou, Feng-Mei Wang, Yu Bai, The Third Central Hospital of Tianjin, Tianjin 300170, China
Bin Yang, Ying-Tang Gao, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Artificial Cell, Tianjin 300170, China
Author contributions: Zhang Y performed the experiments and wrote the manuscript; Yang B, Bai T and Gao YT provided vital reagents and were involved in editing the manuscript; Wang YJ, Lou C, Wang FM and Bai Y collected all the human materials; Du Z designed the study and revised the manuscript.
Supported by Tianjin Health Bureau for research projects, No. 09KY04, No. 2010KZ17 and No. 11KG112
Correspondence to: Zhi Du, Professor of Medicine, The Third Central Hospital of Tianjin, Tianjin 300170, China. zhi-du@163.com
Telephone: +86-22-84112148 Fax: +86-22-24315132
Received: September 30, 2011
Revised: November 25, 2011
Accepted: February 27, 2012
Published online: May 7, 2012
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