Kruppel like factor 4 ( KLF 4 ) : a transcription factor with diverse context - dependent functions Review
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Hima Vangapandu1, Walden Ai1* Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Building 2, Room B18, Columbia, SC 29209, USA __________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Correspondence: Dr. Walden Ai, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Building 2, Room B18, Columbia, SC 29209, USA, Tel: 1-803-253-5850, Fax: 1-803-733-1515, Email: [email protected]
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