Allelic imbalance in lung cancers of nonsmokers in Hong Kong
β Scribed by Wong, Maria P.; Chung, L. Ping; Lam, W.K.; Chiu, S.W.; Fu, K. H.
- Book ID
- 109830378
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 27 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1061-4036
- DOI
- 10.1038/87040
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