Cancer genetics: Tumor suppressor meets oncogene

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages

  Fearon, Eric R ^a   Dang, Chi V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0033611529     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80012-8     Document Type: Note

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