A complex Polycomb issue: the two faces of EZH2 in cancer.

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Published in Genes Dev on April 15, 2012

Authors

Hanno Hock1

Author Affiliations

1: Cancer Center, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. hock.hanno@mgh.harvard.edu

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