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Article History

Received: 20 April 2018

Accepted: 1 November 2018

First Online: 17 November 2018

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: A total of 109 specimens from colon cancer patients were used for this study, which was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Xiamen University in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration and conducted with the informed consent of all patients. All animals were performed in accordance with a protocol approved by the Animal Care and Use Committee of Xiamen University.

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