Two allele-specific PCR assays for screening epidermal growth factor receptor gene hotspot mutations in lung adenocarcinoma
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Medicine Reports
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1791-2997,1791-3004
DOI: 10.3892/mmr.1.1.45