Bcl‑2 family: Novel insight into individualized therapy for ovarian cancer (Review)
- Authors:
- Jing Yuan
- Hua Lan
- Xiaoyan Jiang
- Da Zeng
- Songshu Xiao
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Affiliations: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, P.R. China - Published online on: July 29, 2020 https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2020.4689
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Copyright: © Yuan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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