The biomolecular era for thoracic surgeons: the example of the ESTS Biology Club.

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Published in J Thorac Dis on May 01, 2014

Authors

Isabelle Opitz1, Thomas A D'Amico1, Gaetano Rocco1

Author Affiliations

1: 1 Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland ; 2 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA ; 3 Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Fondazione Pascale, IRCCS, Naples, Italy.

Associated clinical trials:

A Multicenter Phase I Study of MRX34, MicroRNA miR-RX34 Liposomal Injection | NCT01829971

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