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Review

The BRG1 ATPase of Human SWI/SNF Chromatin Remodeling Enzymes as a Driver of Cancer

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Pages 919-931 | Received 01 Mar 2017, Accepted 19 Apr 2017, Published online: 19 May 2017

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