Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) in pediatric soft tissue sarcomas: first implications.

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Published in BMC Med on May 25, 2011

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Roberta Ciarapica1, Lucio Miele, Antonio Giordano, Franco Locatelli, Rossella Rota

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Oncohematology, IRCCS, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Roma, Italy. roberta.ciarapica@yahoo.com

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