Deficient mismatch repair: Read all about it (Review)
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- Susan Richman
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Affiliations: Department of Pathology and Tumour Biology, Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, St. James University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK - Published online on: August 12, 2015 https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2015.3119
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