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Expression Patterns of Cellular Growth-Controlling Genes in Non-Medullary Thyroid Cancer: Basic Aspects

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Sarlis, N.J. Expression Patterns of Cellular Growth-Controlling Genes in Non-Medullary Thyroid Cancer: Basic Aspects. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 1, 183–196 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010079031162

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