Methylation of MGMT in malignant pleural mesothelioma occurs in a subset of patients and is associated with the T allele of the rs16906252 MGMT promoter SNP
β Scribed by Kristensen, Lasse Sommer; Nielsen, Helene Myrtue; Hager, Henrik; Hansen, Lise Lotte
- Book ID
- 119320396
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 902 KB
- Volume
- 71
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0169-5002
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