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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2012; 18(6): 563-569
Published online Feb 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i6.563
ABO blood type, diabetes and risk of gastrointestinal cancer in northern China
Yan Gong, Yun-Sheng Yang, Xiao-Mei Zhang, Ming Su, Jean Wang, Jin-Dong Han, Ming-Zhou Guo
Yan Gong, Yun-Sheng Yang, Xiao-Mei Zhang, Ming-Zhou Guo, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
Ming Su, Jin-Dong Han, Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Center for Molecular Systems Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Jean Wang, Department of Medicine (Gastroenterology), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, United States
Author contributions: Gong Y and Yang YS contributed equally to this work; Yang YS, Guo MZ and Gong Y designed the study, Gong Y and Zhang XM collected and analyzed the data, Gong Y, Guo MZ, Wang J, Han JD and Su M drafted the manuscript.
Supported by The National Basic Research Program, 973 Program No. 2010CB912802 and No. 2006CB910700; the China National Science Foundation, No. 81071953, No. 30890033 and No. 30620120433; the Chinese Academy of Sciences No. KSCX1-YW-R-40; and the 44 Postdoctoral Fund of China, No. 20080441314
Correspondence to: Ming-Zhou Guo, PhD, MD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853, China. mzguo1@gmail.com
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Received: June 18, 2010
Revised: March 14, 2011
Accepted: March 21, 2011
Published online: February 14, 2012
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