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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2011; 17(9): 1219-1226
Published online Mar 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i9.1219
Published online Mar 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i9.1219
Metastasis-associated protein 1 induces VEGF-C and facilitates lymphangiogenesis in colorectal cancer
Bin Du, Zhen-Yu Yang, Xue-Yun Zhong, Mao Fang, Yong-Rong Yan, Xu-Long Zhou, Department of Pathology, Medical School of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong Province, China
Guo-Long Qi, Division of Medical Informatics, Medical School of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong Province, China
Yun-Long Pan, Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: Du B and Yang ZY contributed equally to this work; Du B and Zhou XL designed the research and wrote the manuscript; Yang ZY, Fang M and Yan YR performed the experiments; Du B and Qi GL performed the statistical analysis; Zhong XY offered the new reagents and helpful comments on the manuscript; Pan YL collected the clinical data and provided some useful comments during the study; all authors approved the final manuscript.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30772131) and Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities (No. 21609313) from Ministry of Education of China
Correspondence to: Xu-Long Zhou, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Medical School of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong Province, China. tzhouxl@hotmail.com
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Received: November 1, 2010
Revised: December 9, 2010
Accepted: December 16, 2010
Published online: March 7, 2011
Revised: December 9, 2010
Accepted: December 16, 2010
Published online: March 7, 2011
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