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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2012; 18(2): 150-155
Published online Jan 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i2.150
Human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 gene amplification in gastric cancer using tissue microarray technology
Dimitrios Tsapralis, Ioannis Panayiotides, George Peros, Theodore Liakakos, Eva Karamitopoulou
Dimitrios Tsapralis, Theodore Liakakos, 3rd Department of Surgery, Attikon University Hospital, University of Athens, Rimini 1, 12464 Athens, Greece
Ioannis Panayiotides, 2nd Department of Pathology, University of Athens, Rimini 1, 12464 Athens, Greece
George Peros, 4th Department of Surgery, Attikon University Hospital, University of Athens, Rimini 1, 12464 Athens, Greece
Eva Karamitopoulou, Department of Pathology, Aretaieion University Hospital, University of Athens, Vass. Sophias 76, 11528 Athens, Greece
Author contributions: Tsapralis D performed the research; Panayiotides I provided paraffin blocks from gastric cancer cases; Peros G contributed patients and data; Liakakos T contributed patients and designed the research; Karamitopoulou E designed the research, analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Supported by The University of Athens
Correspondence to: Eva Karamitopoulou, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Aretaieion University Hospital, Vass. Sophias 76, 11528 Athens, Greece. ekaramit@med.uoa.gr
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Received: February 19, 2011
Revised: July 6, 2011
Accepted: July 13, 2011
Published online: January 14, 2012
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