Lung Cancer
Volume 56, Issue 2 , Pages 185-192 , May 2007

Differential expression profile of MAGE family in non-small-cell lung cancer

  • Jong-Rung Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Inn-Wen Chong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Laboratories, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsaio-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yan-Hua Chen

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Je Yang

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chau-Chyun Sheu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Huang-Chou Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chest Surgery, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jhi-Jhu Hwang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jen-Yu Hung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shiu-Ru Lin

      Affiliations

    • Biomed-Innovation Institute Incubation Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100 Shin-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Medical Genetics, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886 7 3121101x2360, 2361; fax: +886 7 3136059.

Received 26 September 2006 ,Revised 20 November 2006 ,Accepted 1 December 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2006.12.004

Lung Cancer
Volume 56, Issue 2 , Pages 185-192 , May 2007

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