Genetic and epigenetic pathways to colon cancer relating experimental evidence with modeling

Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology

Volumn , Issue 9780817647124, 2008, Pages

  Komarova, Natalia L ^a   Wodarz, Dominik ^a   Boland, C Richard ^b   Goel, Ajay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University Medical Center   (United States)

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EID: 84967458843     PISSN: 21643679     EISSN: 21643725     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-8176-4713-1_1     Document Type: Chapter

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