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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2012; 18(4): 340-348
Published online Jan 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i4.340
α-fetoprotein, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 and early recurrence of hepatoma
Toshiya Kamiyama, Masato Takahashi, Kazuaki Nakanishi, Hideki Yokoo, Hirofumi Kamachi, Nozomi Kobayashi, Michitaka Ozaki, Satoru Todo
Toshiya Kamiyama, Masato Takahashi, Hideki Yokoo, Nozomi Kobayashi, Department of General Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, North 15, West 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan
Kazuaki Nakanishi, Hirofumi Kamachi, Satoru Todo, Department of Transplantation Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, North 15, West 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan
Michitaka Ozaki, Department of Molecular Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, North 15, West 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan
Author contributions: Kamiyama T designed the research; Kamiyama T, Takahashi M and Kobayashi N performed the research; Kamiyama T, Nakanishi K, Yokoo H, Kamachi H, Ozaki M and Todo S analyzed the data; Kamiyama T and Takahashi M wrote the paper.
Supported by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI 21390369 [Grant-in-Aid for Science Research (B)]
Correspondence to: Toshiya Kamiyama, MD, Department of General Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, North 15, West 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan. t-kamiya@med.hokudai.ac.jp
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Received: July 1, 2011
Revised: August 25, 2011
Accepted: August 31, 2011
Published online: January 28, 2012
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