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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2012; 18(38): 5454-5461
Published online Oct 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i38.5454
Correlation between circulating myeloid-derived suppressor cells and Th17 cells in esophageal cancer
Zhi-Jun Jiao, Jing-Jing Gao, Sheng-Hao Hua, De-Yu Chen, Wen-Hong Wang, Hui Wang, Xu-Hui Wang, Hua-Xi Xu
Zhi-Jun Jiao, Jing-Jing Gao, Sheng-Hao Hua, Hui Wang, Xu-Hui Wang, Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu Province, China
De-Yu Chen, Institute of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, Jiangsu Province, China
Wen-Hong Wang, Hua-Xi Xu, Department of Pathogenic Biology, School of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Jiao ZJ, Xu HX and Wang WH designed the research; Chen DY collected the clinical data; Gao JJ, Hua SH, Wang H and Wang XH contributed to the acquisition of data or to the analysis and interpretation of data; Jiao ZJ and Gao JJ wrote the paper.
Supported by Grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30872335, 81172871; The Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, No. BK2009208 and the Jiangsu Government Scholarship for Overseas Studies
Correspondence to: Dr. Zhi-Jun Jiao, Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, No. 438, Jiefang Road, Zhenjiang 212001, Jiangsu Province, China. jiaozhijun@yahoo.com.cn
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Received: January 28, 2012
Revised: March 6, 2012
Accepted: March 20, 2012
Published online: October 14, 2012
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