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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
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, 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
Telephone: +81-99-2755295 Fax: +81-99-2755299
Received: February 1, 2007
Revised: March 5, 2007
Accepted: April 11, 2007
Published online: August 7, 2007
Revised: March 5, 2007
Accepted: April 11, 2007
Published online: August 7, 2007
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