Cancer Letters
Volume 234, Issue 2 , Pages 184-192 , 28 March 2006

Expression of candidate chromosome 3p21.3 tumor suppressor genes and down-regulation of BLU in some esophageal squamous cell carcinomas

  • Paulisally Hau Yi Lo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong (SAR), People's Republic of China
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  • Alfred Chi Chung Leung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong (SAR), People's Republic of China
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  • Wenjun Xiong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong (SAR), People's Republic of China
    • ,
  • Simon Law

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong (SAR), People's Republic of China
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  • Fuh-Mei Duh

      Affiliations

    • Basic Research Program, SAIC-Frederick, Inc., NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD, USA
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  • Michael I. Lerman

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Immunobiology, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD, USA
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  • Eric J. Stanbridge

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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  • Maria Li Lung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong (SAR), People's Republic of China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +852 2358 7307; fax: +852 2358 1559.

Received 22 February 2005 ,Revised 21 March 2005 ,Accepted 22 March 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2005.03.036

Cancer Letters
Volume 234, Issue 2 , Pages 184-192 , 28 March 2006

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