KIT Gene Mutations and Copy Number in Melanoma Subtypes
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Cancer Research
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1078-0432,1557-3265
DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-08-0575