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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2012; 18(30): 3941-3944
Published online Aug 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i30.3941
Challenges of incorporating gene expression data to predict HCC prognosis in the age of systems biology
Yan Du, Guang-Wen Cao
Yan Du, Guang-Wen Cao, Department of Epidemiology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
Author contributions: Du Y collected the materials and drafted the manuscript; and Cao GW supervised and revised the manuscript.
Supported by The National Outstanding Youth Fund, No. 81025015; Key Project Fund, No. 91129301; and Creative Research Group Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30921006
Correspondence to: Guang-Wen Cao, Chairman, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Rd., Shanghai 200433, China. gcao@smmu.edu.cn
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Received: June 11, 2012
Revised: June 26, 2012
Accepted: June 28, 2012
Published online: August 14, 2012
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