Gastric Cancer
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2007; 13(29): 3925-3931
Published online Aug 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i29.3925
E-cadherin and beta-catenin expression in Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric carcinoma and their prognostic significance
Chihaya Koriyama, Suminori Akiba, Tetsuhiko Itoh, Kazunobu Sueyoshi, Yoshie Minakami, Alejandro Corvalan, Suguru Yonezawa, Yoshito Eizuru
Chihaya Koriyama, Suminori Akiba, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, Japan
Tetsuhiko Itoh, Kaisei-en, Geriatric Health Services Facility, 551 Akasegawa, Akune, Kagoshima, Japan
Kazunobu Sueyoshi, Department of Pathology, Kagoshima City Hospital, 20-17 Kajiya-cho, Kagoshima, Japan
Yoshie Minakami, Yoshito Eizuru, Division of Oncogenic and Persistent Viruses, Center for Chronic Viral Diseases, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, Japan
Alejandro Corvalan, Department of Anatomic Pathology, P. Catholic University, Santiago, Chile
Suguru Yonezawa, Department of Human Pathology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas (12218231, 17015037, and 18014024) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
Correspondence to: Suminori Akiba, MD, PhD, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan. akiba@m.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
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Received: February 1, 2007
Revised: March 5, 2007
Accepted: April 11, 2007
Published online: August 7, 2007
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