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Cancer SPORE (1P50 CA98131-01), GI (5P50 CA95103-02), and Cancer
Center Support Grant (CCSG) (P30 CA68485) for Y. Shyr, and by NSF
IGMS (#0408086 and #0552377) and MTSU REP for D. Hong.

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