Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2013; 19(16): 2456-2465
Published online Apr 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i16.2456
Annexin A1: A new immunohistological marker of cholangiocarcinoma
Nuttanan Hongsrichan, Rucksak Rucksaken, Yaovalux Chamgramol, Porntip Pinlaor, Anchalee Techasen, Puangrat Yongvanit, Narong Khuntikeo, Chawalit Pairojkul, Somchai Pinlaor
Nuttanan Hongsrichan, Rucksak Rucksaken, Somchai Pinlaor, Department of Parasitology, Liver Fluke and Cholangiocarcinoma Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Yaovalux Chamgramol, Chawalit Pairojkul, Department of Pathology, Liver Fluke and Cholangiocarcinoma Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Porntip Pinlaor, Centre for Research and Development in Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Liver Fluke and Cholangiocarcinoma Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Anchalee Techasen, Puangrat Yongvanit, Department of Biochemistry, Liver Fluke and Cholangiocarcinoma Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Narong Khuntikeo, Department of Surgery, Liver Fluke and Cholangiocarcinoma Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
Author contributions: Hongsrichan N performed experiments, analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Rucksaken R analyzed the data; Chamgramol Y and Pairojkul C constructed tissue arrays and advised for immunohistochemical data; Pinlaor P revised the manuscript; Techasen A and Yongvanit P advised on siRNA experiment; Khuntikeo N provided specimens and advised clinical data; Pinlaor S designed the experiments and wrote the manuscript.
Supported by The Commission on Higher Education, Thailand (Strategic Scholarships for Frontier Research Network for the PhD Program Thai Doctoral degree); Khon Kaen University Research Foundation, Invitation Research from Faculty of Medicine, No. I55113; The Higher Education Research Promotion and National Research University Project of Thailand, Office of the Higher Education Commission, through the Health Cluster (SHeP-GMS), Thailand
Correspondence to: Somchai Pinlaor, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Parasitology, Liver Fluke and Cholangiocarcinoma Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand. psomec@kku.ac.th
Telephone: +66-43-348387 Fax: +66-43-202475
Received: October 27, 2012
Revised: December 28, 2012
Accepted: January 23, 2013
Published online: April 28, 2013
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