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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2008; 14(13): 2110-2114
Published online Apr 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2110
Published online Apr 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2110
Expression of connective tissue growth factor in tumor tissues is an independent predictor of poor prognosis in patients with gastric cancer
Lu-Ying Liu, Yan-Chun Han, Shu-Hua Wu, Department of Pathology, Binzhou Medical Collage, Binzhou 256603, Shandong Province, China
Zeng-Hua Lv, Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical Collage, Binzhou 256603, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: Liu LY, Han YC, Wu SH and Lv ZH designed the research; Liu LY, Han YC and Lv ZH performed the research; Wu SH contributed to the new reagents/analytic tools; Liu LY analyzed the data; Liu LY wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Lu-Ying Liu, PhD, Department of Pathology, Binzhou Medical Collage, 522 Huang-He Third Road, Binzhou 256603, Shandong Province, China. llixq@126.com
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Received: November 6, 2007
Revised: January 30, 2008
Published online: April 7, 2008
Revised: January 30, 2008
Published online: April 7, 2008
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