Lung Cancer
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 113-119 , October 2008

Overexpression of Pokemon in non-small cell lung cancer and foreshowing tumor biological behavior as well as clinical results

Received 19 September 2007 ,Revised 31 January 2008 ,Accepted 7 February 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2008.02.014

Lung Cancer
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 113-119 , October 2008

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