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Parsa FG, Nobili S, Karimpour M, Aghdaei HA, Nazemalhosseini-Mojarad E, Mini E. Fanconi Anemia Pathway in Colorectal Cancer: A Novel Opportunity for Diagnosis, Prognosis and Therapy. J Pers Med 2022; 12:396. [PMID: 35330396 PMCID: PMC8950345 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12030396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most commonly diagnosed malignancy and has the second highest mortality rate globally. Thanks to the advent of next-generation sequencing technologies, several novel candidate genes have been proposed for CRC susceptibility. Germline biallelic mutations in one or more of the 22 currently recognized Fanconi anemia (FA) genes have been associated with Fanconi anemia disease, while germline monoallelic mutations, somatic mutations, or the promoter hypermethylation of some FANC genes increases the risk of cancer development, including CRC. The FA pathway is a substantial part of the DNA damage response system that participates in the repair of DNA inter-strand crosslinks through homologous recombination (HR) and protects genome stability via replication fork stabilization, respectively. Recent studies revealed associations between FA gene/protein tumor expression levels (i.e., FANC genes) and CRC progression and drug resistance. Moreover, the FA pathway represents a potential target in the CRC treatment. In fact, FANC gene characteristics may contribute to chemosensitize tumor cells to DNA crosslinking agents such as oxaliplatin and cisplatin besides exploiting the synthetic lethal approach for selective targeting of tumor cells. Hence, this review summarizes the current knowledge on the function of the FA pathway in DNA repair and genomic integrity with a focus on the FANC genes as potential predisposition factors to CRC. We then introduce recent literature that highlights the importance of FANC genes in CRC as promising prognostic and predictive biomarkers for disease management and treatment. Finally, we represent a brief overview of the current knowledge around the FANC genes as synthetic lethal therapeutic targets for precision cancer medicine.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fatemeh Ghorbani Parsa
- Basic and Molecular Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 19857-17413, Iran; (F.G.P.); (H.A.A.)
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- Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University “G. D’Annunzio” Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy;
- Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), University “G. D’Annunzio” Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran 14115-154, Iran;
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- Basic and Molecular Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 19857-17413, Iran; (F.G.P.); (H.A.A.)
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 19857-17413, Iran
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy
- DENOTHE Excellence Center, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy
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Gupta B, Somasundaram K. BRCA role changes with association: tissue-specific impact on the prognosis. Oncotarget 2021; 12:2541-2542. [PMID: 34966485 PMCID: PMC8711571 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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- Bhavana Gupta
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, India
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Kulkarni S, Solomon M, Pankaj D, Carnelio S, Chandrashekar C, Shetty N. Elucidating the role of excision repair cross-complement group 1 in oral epithelial dysplasia and early invasive squamous cell carcinoma: An immunohistochemical study. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol 2020; 24:20-25. [PMID: 32508443 PMCID: PMC7269280 DOI: 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_60_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Objectives: Oral epithelial dysplasia (OED) is characterized by cellular alterations which have the proclivity of progressing to squamous cell carcinoma. Excision repair cross-complement group 1 (ERCC1) is one of the key proteins involved in nucleotide excision repair (NER) pathway. The expression of ERCC1 has been studied in colorectal, esophageal, ovarian and oral squamous cell carcinoma; but, very few studies have been done to apprehend the expression of ERCC1 in OED and early invasive squamous cell carcinoma (EISCC). The goal of this study is to evaluate the role of ERCC1 in OED and EISCC. Materials and Methods: Histopathologically diagnosed cases of moderate dysplasia (n = 10), severe dysplasia (n = 10) and EISCC (n = 10) were retrieved. 4 μ thick sections were cut from the formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue blocks. The sections were immunohistochemically stained for ERCC1 following standard protocols. The expression of ERCC1 was evaluated semiquantitatively. Statistical analysis was carried out using Fischer's exact t-test. Results: The expression of ERCC1 was found to be strong (+3) in EISCC, moderate (+2) in severe dysplasia and mild (+1) in moderate dysplasia. Thus, the results were statistically significant between the three groups (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Disruption in the mechanisms that regulate cell cycle checkpoints and DNA repair mechanism results in genomic instability; these alterations might contribute to carcinoma. ERCC1 is essential to repair the DNA damage induced by various carcinogens. The present study shows significant difference in the expression of ERCC1 between EISCC and OED, which suggests ERCC1 could be used as one of the predictive markers.
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- Spoorti Kulkarni
- Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Manipal College of Dental Science's, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Manipal College of Dental Science's, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Manipal College of Dental Science's, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Manipal College of Dental Science's, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Manipal College of Dental Science's, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Manipal College of Dental Science's, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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Mirza-Aghazadeh-Attari M, Darband SG, Kaviani M, Mihanfar A, Aghazadeh Attari J, Yousefi B, Majidinia M. DNA damage response and repair in colorectal cancer: Defects, regulation and therapeutic implications. DNA Repair (Amst) 2018; 69:34-52. [PMID: 30055507 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2018.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Revised: 07/15/2018] [Accepted: 07/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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DNA damage response, a key factor involved in maintaining genome integrity and stability, consists of several kinase-dependent signaling pathways, which sense and transduce DNA damage signal. The severity of damage appears to determine DNA damage responses, which can include cell cycle arrest, damage repair and apoptosis. A number of recent studies have demonstrated that defection in signaling through this network is thought to be an underlying mechanism behind the development and progression of various types of human malignancies, including colorectal cancer. In this review, colorectal cancer and its molecular pathology as well as DNA damage response is briefly introduced. Finally, the involvement of key components of this network in the initiation/progression, prognosis, response to treatment and development of drug resistance is comprehensively discussed.
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- Mohammad Mirza-Aghazadeh-Attari
- Aging Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Danesh Pey Hadi Co., Health Technology Development Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- School of Nutrition and Dietetics, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Solid Tumor Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
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Laporte GA, Leguisamo NM, Kalil AN, Saffi J. Clinical importance of DNA repair in sporadic colorectal cancer. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2018; 126:168-185. [PMID: 29759559 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2018.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2017] [Revised: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third major cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. However, despite the scientific efforts to provide a molecular classification to improve CRC clinical practice management, prognosis and therapeutic decision are still strongly dependent on the TNM staging system. Mismatch repair system deficiencies can occur in many organs, but it is mainly a hallmark of CRC influencing clinical outcomes and response to therapy. This review will discuss the effect of the modulation of other DNA repair pathways (direct, excision and double strand break repairs) in the clinical and pathological aspects of colorectal cancer and its potential as prognostic and predictive biomarkers.
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- Gustavo A Laporte
- Surgical Oncology Service, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre (ISCMPA), Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Institute of Cardiology/University Foundation of Cardiology, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Laboratory of Genetic Toxicology, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Surgical Oncology Service, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre (ISCMPA), Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetic Toxicology, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Zeng Y, Xu Y, Shu R, Sun L, Tian Y, Shi C, Zheng Z, Wang K, Luo H. Altered expression profiles of circular RNA in colorectal cancer tissues from patients with lung metastasis. Int J Mol Med 2017; 40:1818-1828. [PMID: 29039473 PMCID: PMC5716445 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2017.3189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2017] [Accepted: 09/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The lung is the most common extra-abdominal site of metastasis in colorectal cancer (CRC), in which circular RNA (circRNA) may have a crucial role. Therefore, the present study detected circRNA expression to identify novel targets to further study lung metastasis in CRC. In the present study, total RNA was extracted from CRC tissues of patients with and without lung metastasis to perform high-throughput microarray assay in order to detect differentially expressed circRNA. Following this, gene ontology (GO) and pathway analyses of the genes producing differentially expressed circRNA were performed to predict the function of circRNA using standard enrichment computational methods. Additionally, the circRNA/microRNA (miRNA) interactions were constructed with bioinformatics methods to predict the binding of miRNA with circRNA. In the CRC tissues from patients with lung metastasis, 431 circRNA were detected to be differentially expressed, including 192 upregulated and 239 downregulated over 2-fold compared with the CRC tissues without metastasis. Furthermore, GO analysis revealed that the genes producing upregulated circRNA were involved in DNA repair, while the genes producing downregulated circRNA were enriched in signal transduction. By pathway analysis, it was identified that the genes producing downregulated circRNA were involved in the nuclear factor-κB and Wnt signaling pathway in the CRC tissues from patients with lung metastasis compared with the CRC tissues without metastasis. In addition, it was demonstrated that hsa_circRNA_105055, hsa_circRNA_086376 and hsa_circRNA_102761 could commonly bind with miR-7 regulating target genes PRKCB, EPHA3, BRCA1 and ABCC1. The findings of the present study may provide a novel perspective on circRNA and lay a foundation for future research of potential roles of circRNA in CRC with lung metastasis.
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- Yujian Zeng
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hernia Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hernia Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hernia Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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- Yunnan Institute of Digestive Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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- Yunnan Institute of Digestive Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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- Yunnan Institute of Digestive Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hernia Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hernia Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hernia Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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Bashir N, Sana S, Mahjabeen I, Kayani MA. Association of reduced XRCC2 expression with lymph node metastasis in breast cancer tissues. Fam Cancer 2015; 13:611-7. [PMID: 25159888 DOI: 10.1007/s10689-014-9745-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between reduction in XRCC2 gene and involvement of lymph node metastasis in breast cancer. In first part of the study, meta-analysis of 14 published XRCC2 studies was performed to define the role of XRCC2 gene as diagnostic marker and in second part of the study XRCC2 gene expression was observed using real time PCR in study cohort of 100 females (50 breast cancer patients and 50 controls). A statistically significant down regulation of XRCC2 (p < 0.04) and up-regulation of ki-67 (p < 0.05) was observed in breast cancer tissues compared to non-cancerous healthy tissues. In order to explore gene-gene and gene-clinicopathological parameters relationship Spearmen correlation was performed. We observed a significantly negative correlation between XRCC2 and Ki-67 expression (r = -0.376**, p < 0.01). In case of gene-clinicopathological parameters relationship, we observed a significant correlation between XRCC2 expression and lymph node status (r = -0.521***, p < 0.002) and metastatic status (r = -0.303*, p < 0.04) of breast cancer patients. Our data suggests that deregulation of XRCC2 in breast cancer has the potential to predict lymph node metastasis and may serve as a therapeutic target for breast cancer patients at risk of metastasis.
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- Nabiha Bashir
- Cancer Genetics Lab, Department of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Park Road, Chakshazad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Xian-Jun F, Xiu-Guang Q, Li Z, Hui F, Wan-Ling W, Dong L, Ping-Fa L. ERCC1 and BRCA1 mRNA expression predicts the clinical outcome of non-small cell lung cancer receiving platinum-based chemotherapy. Pak J Med Sci 2014; 30:488-92. [PMID: 24948964 PMCID: PMC4048491 DOI: 10.12669/pjms.303.4187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2013] [Revised: 11/13/2013] [Accepted: 02/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Objective: We conducted a perspective study to investigate the association between mRNA expression quantities of ERCC1, BRCA1, RRM1 and RRM2 and response to chemotherapy and clinical outcome of advance Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.(NSCLC). Methods: Two hundred eight patients who were diagnosed as advanced stage NSCLC were included in our study. A fluorescence-based and real-time detection method was used to determine the relative cDNA quantification for ERCC1, BRCA1, RRM1 and RRM2, and β-actin was used as the reference gene. Results: The median expression levels of ERCC1, BRCA1, RRM1 and RRM2 mRNA were 0.67±0.17, 0.095±0.012, 0.24±0.17 and 2.45±0.32, respectively. Our study found that the low ERCC1 (OR=1.82, 95% CI=1.01-3.20) and Low BRCA1 (OR=2.53, 95%CI=1.38-4.64) mRNA expression was more likely to response to chemotherapy when compared with high expression, respectively. Multivariate Cox regression analysis indicated that patients with low mRNA expression of ERCC1 and BRCA1 attained 0.43 (OR=0.43, 95%CI=0.27-0.89) and 0.37 (OR=0.37, 95%CI=0.22-0.66) fold risk of death from NSCLC. However, we found RMM1 and RRM2 mRNA expression could not influence the response to chemotherapy and clinical outcome of NSCLC. Conclusion: ERCC1 and BRCA1 mRNA expression could be important predictive markers for individualized platinum-based chemotherapy for NSCLC patients.
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- Feng Xian-Jun
- Feng Xian-jun, Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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- Qin Xiu-guang, Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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- Zang Li, Combine Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Dept., The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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- Feng Hui, Combine Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Dept., The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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- Wang Wan-ling, Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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- Liu Dong, Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, China
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- Li Ping-fa, Inspection Department, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
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