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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2012; 18(22): 2745-2755
Published online Jun 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i22.2745
Interrelationship between microsatellite instability and microRNA in gastrointestinal cancer
Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Yasushi Adachi, Hiroaki Taniguchi, Hiroaki Kunimoto, Katsuhiko Nosho, Hiromu Suzuki, Yasuhisa Shinomura
Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Yasushi Adachi, Hiroaki Kunimoto, Katsuhiko Nosho, Hiromu Suzuki, Yasuhisa Shinomura, First Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan
Hiroaki Taniguchi, Division of Cancer Cell Research, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
Hiromu Suzuki, Department of Molecular Biology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8556, Japan
Author contributions: Yamamoto H conceived the topic, reviewed the literature and prepared the manuscript; Adachi Y, Taniguchi H, Kunimoto H, Nosho K and Suzuki H reviewed and analyzed the literature; and Shinomura Y provided intellectual support.
Supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
Correspondence to: Hiroyuki Yamamoto, MD, FJSIM, PhD, First Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S1W16 Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan. h-yama@sapmed.ac.jp
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Received: September 28, 2011
Revised: March 2, 2012
Accepted: March 9, 2012
Published online: June 14, 2012
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