Promoter methylated microRNAs: Potential therapeutic targets in gastric cancer (Review)
- Authors:
- Xiaoqiang Guo
- Jiazeng Xia
- Jiang Yan
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Affiliations: Department of General Surgery and Center of Translational Medicine, Wuxi Second Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214002, P.R. China - Published online on: October 27, 2014 https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2014.2780
- Pages: 759-765
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