Toward a Molecular Classification of Colorectal Cancer: The Role of BRAF.

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Published in Front Oncol on November 15, 2013

Authors

Alexandra Thiel1, Ari Ristimäki

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Pathology, HUSLAB and Haartman Institute, Helsinki University Central Hospital, University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland ; Genome-Scale Biology, Research Programs Unit, University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland.

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