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Research Article

Dual Role of Serum Soluble E-cadherin as a Biological Marker of Metastatic Development in Gastric Cancer

Juhasz M. Dept. of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Dept. of General Surgery and Institute of Pathology Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg Germany
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Ebert M. P. A. Dept. of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Semmelweis University Budapest Hungary
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Schulz H. U. Dept. of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Dept. of General Surgery and Institute of Pathology Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg Germany
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Röcken C. Dept. of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Semmelweis University Budapest Hungary
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Molnar B. Dept. of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Dept. of General Surgery and Institute of Pathology Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg Germany
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Tulassay Z. Dept. of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Semmelweis University Budapest Hungary
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Malfertheiner P. Dept. of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Dept. of General Surgery and Institute of Pathology Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg Germany
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Pages 850-855 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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