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Overexpression of macrophage migration inhibitory factor induces angiogenesis and deteriorates prognosis after radical resection for hepatocellular carcinoma

  1. Eiji Hira M.D.1,†,*,
  2. Takashi Ono M.D.1,
  3. Dipok Kumar Dhar M.D.1,
  4. Osama N. El-Assal M.D.2,
  5. Yoshitaka Hishikawa M.D.3,
  6. Akira Yamanoi M.D.1,
  7. Naofumi Nagasue M.D.1

Article first published online: 20 DEC 2004

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20818

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Cancer

Volume 103, Issue 3, pages 588–598, 1 February 2005

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Hira, E., Ono, T., Dhar, D. K., El-Assal, O. N., Hishikawa, Y., Yamanoi, A. and Nagasue, N. (2005), Overexpression of macrophage migration inhibitory factor induces angiogenesis and deteriorates prognosis after radical resection for hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer, 103: 588–598. doi: 10.1002/cncr.20818

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  1. 1

    Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Izumo, Japan

  2. 2

    Section on Liver Biology, Laboratory of Physiologic Studies, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

  3. 3

    Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan

  1. †

    Fax: 011 (81) 853202229

*Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Izumo 693-8501, Japan

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  1. Issue published online: 20 JAN 2005
  2. Article first published online: 20 DEC 2004
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 13 OCT 2004
  4. Manuscript Revised: 2 AUG 2004
  5. Manuscript Received: 13 APR 2004

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