Critical role for transcriptional repressor Snail2 in transformation by oncogenic RAS in colorectal carcinoma cells
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عنوان ژورنال: Oncogene
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0950-9232,1476-5594
DOI: 10.1038/onc.2010.218