GRP78 as a novel predictor of responsiveness to chemotherapy in breast cancer.

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Published in Cancer Res on August 15, 2006

Authors

Eunjung Lee1, Peter Nichols, Darcy Spicer, Susan Groshen, Mimi C Yu, Amy S Lee

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9176, USA.

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