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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2010; 16(10): 1252-1257
Published online Mar 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i10.1252
Published online Mar 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i10.1252
Decreased levels of plasma adiponectin associated with increased risk of colorectal cancer
Sayaka Otake, Shoichiro Fujishima, Tadahisa Fukui, Tomohiko Orii, Takeshi Sato, Yu Sasaki, Shoichi Nishise, Sumio Kawata, Department of Gastroenterology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan
Hiroaki Takeda, Division of Endoscopy, Yamagata University Hospital, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan
Author contributions: Otake S, Takeda H and Kawata S designed the research; Otake S, Fujishima S, Fukui T, Orii T, Sato T, Sasaki Y and Nishise S performed the research; Otake S and Takeda H wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Hiroaki Takeda, Associate Professor, Division of Endoscopy, Yamagata University Hospital, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan. htakeda@med.id.yamagata-u.ac.jp
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Received: November 1, 2009
Revised: December 4, 2009
Accepted: December 11, 2009
Published online: March 14, 2010
Revised: December 4, 2009
Accepted: December 11, 2009
Published online: March 14, 2010
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