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1Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. j.m.miano@rochester.edu
The American Journal of Pathology
|June 23, 2010
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This Commentary discusses the role of miRNA expression profiles in identifying malignancy.
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