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        World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2011; 17(4): 488-492
Published online Jan 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i4.488
    Published online Jan 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i4.488
        Association between EGF +61A/G polymorphism and gastric cancer in Caucasians
    
    
    Ana Paula Araújo, Ana L Pinto-Correia, Paula Ferreira, Rui Medeiros, Molecular Oncology Group,  Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto,  4200-072 Porto,  Portugal
Bruno M Costa, Sandra Costa, Rui M Reis, Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS),  School of Health Sciences,  4704-553 Braga,  Portugal
Maria Fragoso, Oncology Department,  Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto,  4200-072 Porto,  Portugal
Mário Dinis-Ribeiro, Gastroenterology Department,  Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto,  Portugal; and Cintesis/Faculty of Medicine University of Porto,  4200-072 Porto,  Portugal
Rui Medeiros, Centro de Estudos em Biomedicina,  Health Sciences Faculty-Fernando Pessoa University,  4200-150 Porto,  Portugal
Rui Medeiros, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas de Abel Salazar,  Abel Salazar Institute for the Biomedical Sciences,  4099-003 Porto,  Portugal
    Author contributions:  Araújo AP, Costa BM, Costa S performed the research; Araújo AP and Medeiros R wrote the paper; Fragoso M and Ferreira P identified and diagnosed the patients; Medeiros R and Dinis-Ribeiro M designed, supervised and participated in the editing of the manuscript; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by The Portuguese League Against Cancer (Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro-Núcleo Regional do Norte) and AstraZeneca Foundation
Correspondence to:  Rui Medeiros, Professor, Molecular Oncology Group, Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto, Edifício Laboratórios-PISO 4, Rua. Dr Ant. Bernardino Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal. ruimedei@ipoporto.min-saude.pt
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Received: January 26, 2010
Revised: April 30, 2010
Accepted: May 7, 2010
Published online: January 28, 2011
    Revised: April 30, 2010
Accepted: May 7, 2010
Published online: January 28, 2011
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