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36. Ji J, Wang XW. What is the relationship among microRNA-181, epithelial cell-adhesion molecule (EpCAM) and beta-catenin in hepatic cancer stem cells (Author Reply). Hepatology 50: 2048, 2009.
37. Ji J, Shi J, Budhu A, Yu Z, Forgues M, Roessler S, Ambs S, Chen Y, Meltzer PS, Croce CM, Qin LX, Man K, Lo CM, Lee J, Ng IO, Fan J, Tang ZY, Sun HC, Wang XW. MicroRNA expression, survival, and response to interferon in men and women with liver cancer. 361: 1437-1447, 2009.
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47. Ji J and Wang XW. Clinical implications of cancer stem cell biology in hepatocellular carcinoma. Seminars in Oncology 39: 461-72, 2012.
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49. Ji J and Wang XW. A Yin-Yang balancing act of the lin28/let-7 link in tumorigenesis. (Invited Commentary Article) Journal of Hepatology 53: 974-5, 2010.
50. Ji J and Wang XW. New kids on the block: Diagnostic and prognostic microRNAs in hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Biology & Therapy 8: 1686-1693, 2009.
51. Ji J, Wu M, Zhan Q. Gadd45a Function in Suppressing Cell Transformation and Tumor Malignancy. Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics 33: 1146-1153, 2006.
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