Copyright
©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng. All rights reserved.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2008; 14(48): 7329-7334
Published online Dec 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.7329
Published online Dec 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.7329
MLH1 promoter germline-methylation in selected probands of Chinese hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer families
Heng-Hua Zhou, Xiao-Yan Zhou, Xiang Du, Tai-Ming Zhang, Xu Cai, Yong-Ming Lu, Da-Ren Shi, Department of Pathology, Cancer Hospital/Institute, Fudan University; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Shi-Yan Yan, Department of Gastroenterology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
San-Jun Cai, Department of Abdominal Surgery, Cancer Hospital/Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Author contributions: Zhou HH and Yan SY participated in the treatment of patients, analyzed the data, performed the research and wrote the manuscript; Zhou XY, Du X and Shi DR participated in the treatment of patients, collected the data and designed the research; Cai SJ participated in the treatment of patients, collected the data; Other authors contributed to the new reagents/analytic tools.
Supported by Shanghai Medical Development Fund for Major Projects, No. 05III004 and Shanghai Pujiang Projects for Talents, No. 06PJ14019
Correspondence to: Da-Ren Shi, Department of Pathology, Cancer Hospital, Fudan University, 270 Dong An Road, Shanghai 200032, China. shidaren2000@yahoo.com
Telephone: +86-21-64046008 Fax: +86-21-64046008
Received: October 8, 2008
Revised: November 2, 2008
Accepted: November 9, 2008
Published online: December 28, 2008
Revised: November 2, 2008
Accepted: November 9, 2008
Published online: December 28, 2008
Core Tip