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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2009; 15(17): 2089-2096
Published online May 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2089
Published online May 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2089
High miR-196a levels promote the oncogenic phenotype of colorectal cancer cells
Carl Christoph Schimanski, Kirsten Frerichs, Fareed Rahman, Peter R Galle, Markus Moehler, First Department of Internal Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany
Martin Berger, Unit of Toxicology and Chemotherapy, German Cancer Research Centre, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Hauke Lang, Ines Gockel, Department of General and Abdominal Surgery, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany
Author contributions: Schimanski CC, Frerichs K and Rahman F performed the majority of experiments; Moehler M, Gockel I and Berger M provided vital reagents and analytical tools and were also involved in editing the manuscript; Galle PR and Lang H coordinated the study in addition to providing financial support for this work; Schimanski CC designed the study and wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Carl Christoph Schimanski, First Department of Internal Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany. dr_schimanski@yahoo.de
Telephone: +49-6131-177276
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Received: December 13, 2008
Revised: February 19, 2009
Accepted: February 26, 2009
Published online: May 7, 2009
Revised: February 19, 2009
Accepted: February 26, 2009
Published online: May 7, 2009
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