SOX2 and cancer: current research and its implications in the clinic.

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Published in Clin Transl Med on July 04, 2014

Authors

Kasia Weina1, Jochen Utikal1

Author Affiliations

1: Skin Cancer Unit, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany ; Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68135 Mannheim, Germany.

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