The biological and therapeutic relevance of mRNA translation in cancer.

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Published in Nat Rev Clin Oncol on March 01, 2011

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Sarah P Blagden1, Anne E Willis

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1: Department of Oncology, Imperial College Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS, UK. s.blagden@ imperial.ac.uk

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