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Gene expression in cancer: the application of microarrays

Pascale F Macgregor Microarray Centre, Clinical Genomics Centre, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, room 5R414, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4, Canada. [email protected]
Pages 185-200 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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