microRNA signature for human pancreatic cancer invasion and metastasis (Review)
- Authors:
- He Cheng
- Si Shi
- Xiaochen Cai
- Jiang Long
- Jin Xu
- Chen Liu
- Xianjun Yu
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Affiliations: Department of Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Fudan University, Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China , Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China - Published online on: May 21, 2012 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2012.585
- Pages: 181-187
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