Circulating nucleic acids: An analysis of their occurrence in malignancies (Review)
- Authors:
- Shankar Suraj
- Chirag Dhar
- Sweta Srivastava
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Affiliations: Department of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology, St. John's Medical College and Hospital, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka 560034, India, St. John's Research Institute, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka 560034, India - Published online on: November 16, 2016 https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2016.812
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