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Advances in understanding the role and mechanisms of tumor stem cells in HER2-positive breast cancer treatment resistance (Review)
- Authors:
- Linfei Xu
- Fang Han
- Liang Zhu
- Wenli Ding
- Kexin Zhang
- Chengxia Kan
- Ningning Hou
- Qinying Li
- Xiaodong Sun
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Affiliations: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261031, P.R. China, Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261031, P.R. China - Published online on: February 28, 2023 https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2023.5496
- Article Number: 48
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Copyright: © Xu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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