Secreted frizzled‑related protein 2 is epigenetically silenced and functions as a tumor suppressor in oral squamous cell carcinoma.

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Published in Mol Med Rep on September 05, 2014

Authors

Can Xiao1, Lili Wang2, Lifang Zhu3, Chenping Zhang4, Jianhua Zhou1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China.
2: Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, P.R. China.
3: Department of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, P.R. China.
4: Department of Stomatology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China.

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