ΔNp63α Acts as a Lineage-Survival Oncogene in Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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Michael Devos1,2 and Wim Declercq1,2* 1Molecular Signaling and Cell Death Unit, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium 2Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium *Corresponding author: Wim Declercq, Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, Tel: +32-(0)9 33 13721; Fax: +32-(0)9 22 17673; E-mail: [email protected]
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