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Original Article

O6-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase in Human Normal and Malignant Lung Tissues

Marc Citron Division of Hernatology Oncology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, 11042
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Michelle Schoenhaus Division of Hernatology Oncology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, 11042
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Michael Graver Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, 11042
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Mark Hoffman Division of Hernatology Oncology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, 11042
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Mark Lewis Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, New York, 10461
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Patricia Wasserman Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, New York, 10461
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Marta Niederland Department of Pathology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, 11042
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Leonard Kahn Department of Pathology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, 11042
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Agnes White Division of Hernatology Oncology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, 11042
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Daniel Yarosh Applied Genetics Inc., 205 Buffalo Ave. Freeport, New York, 11520
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Pages 258-263 | Published online: 11 Jun 2009

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