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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2006; 12(24): 3878-3882
Published online Jun 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i24.3878
Published online Jun 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i24.3878
Overexpression of c-met in the early stage of pancreatic carcinogenesis; altered expression is not sufficient for progression from chronic pancreatitis to pancreatic cancer
Jun Yu, Kenoki Ohuchida, Kazuhiro Mizumoto, Nami Ishikawa, Yasuhiro Ogura, Daisuke Yamada, Takuya Egami, Hayato Fujita, Seiji Ohashi, Eishi Nagai, Masao Tanaka, Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by a Grant-in-Aid from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, Research Fellowships of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for Young Scientists, and a grant from the Japanese Foundation for Research and Promotion of Endoscopy
Correspondence to: Dr. Kazuhiro Mizumoto, Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. mizumoto@med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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Received: March 3, 2006
Revised: March 20, 2006
Accepted: March 27, 2006
Published online: June 28, 2006
Revised: March 20, 2006
Accepted: March 27, 2006
Published online: June 28, 2006
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