Esophageal Cancer
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2008; 14(7): 1044-1052
Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1044
Overexpression of Slug is associated with malignant progression of esophageal adenocarcinoma
Paras Jethwa, Mushal Naqvi, Robert G Hardy, Neil A Hotchin, Sally Roberts, Robert Spychal, Chris Tselepis
Paras Jethwa, Mushal Naqvi, Sally Roberts, Chris Tselepis, CRUK Institute for Cancer Studies, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Robert G Hardy, Department of Clinical and Surgical Sciences, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Neil A Hotchin, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Robert Spychal, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hopsitals NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Jethwa P and Naqvi M performed the majority of experiments; Hardy RG, Hotchin NA, and Roberts S provided vital reagents and analytical tools and were also involved in editing the manuscript; Spychal R co-ordinated and provided the collection of all the human material in addition to providing financial support for this work; Tselepis C designed the study and wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Dr. Chris Tselepis, CRUK Institute for Cancer Studies, University of Birmingham, Vincent Drive, Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom. c.tselepis@bham.ac.uk
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Received: October 24, 2007
Revised: December 14, 2007
Published online: February 21, 2008
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