Exclusive mutation in epidermal growth factor receptor gene, HER-2, and KRAS, and synchronous methylation of nonsmall cell lung cancer
β Scribed by Makoto Suzuki; Hisayuki Shigematsu; Toshihiko Iizasa; Kenzo Hiroshima; Yukio Nakatani; John D. Minna; Adi F. Gazdar; Takehiko Fujisawa
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 277 KB
- Volume
- 106
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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