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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2012; 18(6): 576-582
Published online Feb 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i6.576
Published online Feb 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i6.576
Study on RIZ1 gene promoter methylation status in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Shang-Wen Dong, Peng Zhang, Yi-Mei Liu, Yuan-Tao Cui, Shuo Wang, Shao-Jie Liang, Zhun He, Yuan-Guo Wang, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
Pei Sun, Tianjin Institute of Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
Author contributions: Dong SW and Zhang P contributed equally to this work; Dong SW and Zhang P designed the research; Cui YT, Wang S, Liang SJ, He Z and Wang YG performed the research; Liu YM and Sun P instructed the experiment; Cui YT and He Z analyzed the data; and Dong SW wrote the paper.
Supported by Grant-in-aid from Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education, No. 20091202110009; and Grant-in-aid from Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin, No. 10JCYBJC11300
Correspondence to: Peng Zhang, Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, TianJin Medical University, Qixiangtai Road No. 22, Heping District, Tianjin 300070, China. zhang_peng6036@yeah.net
Telephone: +86-22-60814720 Fax: +86-22-60814720
Received: April 27, 2011
Revised: July 9, 2011
Accepted: November 9, 2011
Published online: February 14, 2012
Revised: July 9, 2011
Accepted: November 9, 2011
Published online: February 14, 2012
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