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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2005; 11(16): 2385-2389
Published online Apr 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i16.2385
Published online Apr 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i16.2385
No association of the matrix metalloproteinase 1 promoter polymorphism with susceptibility to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and gastric cardiac adenocarcinoma in northern China
Xia Jin, Gang Kuang, Li-Zhen Wei, Yan Li, Wei Guo, Na Wang, Deng-Gui Wen, Zhi-Feng Chen, Shu-Mei Fang, Jian-Hui Zhang, Hebei Cancer Institute, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, Hebei Province, China
Rui Wang, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, Hebei Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the Grant from the Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30371591, and Grant from Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province, China, No. C200400062
Correspondence to: Professor Jian-Hui Zhang, Hebei Cancer Institute, Hebei Medical University, Jiankanglu 12, Shijiazhuang 050011, Hebei Province, China. jianhuizh@hotmail.com
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Received: March 20, 2004
Revised: March 21, 2004
Accepted: April 14, 2004
Published online: April 28, 2005
Revised: March 21, 2004
Accepted: April 14, 2004
Published online: April 28, 2005
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