Liver Cancer
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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2007; 13(21): 2913-2917
Published online Jun 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i21.2913
Useful detection of CD147 (EMMPRIN) for pathological diagnosis of early hepatocellular carcinoma in needle biopsy samples
Satoshi Mamori, Keisuke Nagatsuma, Tomokazu Matsuura, Kiyoshi Ohkawa, Hiroshi Hano, Masaharu Fukunaga, Masato Matsushima, Yoshifumi Masui, Nao Fushiya, Hiroshi Onoda, Yasuyuki Searashi, Ichiro Takagi, Hisao Tagiri
Satoshi Mamori, Keisuke Nagatsuma, Yoshifumi Masui, Nao Fushiya, Hiroshi Onoda, Yasuyuki Searashi, Ichiro Takagi, Hisao Tajiri, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan
Tomokazu Matsuura, Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan
Kiyoshi Ohkawa, Department of Biochemistry 1, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan
Hiroshi Hano, Department of Pathology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan
Masaharu Fukunaga, Department of Pathology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, The Daisan Hospital, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan
Masato Matsushima, Division of Clinical Research and development, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Satoshi Mamori, MD, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan. mamori@jikei.ac.jp
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Received: February 17, 2007
Revised: February 27, 2007
Accepted: March 21, 2007
Published online: June 7, 2007
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