Applications of liquid biopsies for cancer

Austin K Mattox1, Chetan Bettegowda1, Shibin Zhou1

  • 1Ludwig Center and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1650 Orleans St., CRB1, Room 520, Baltimore, MD 21128, USA.

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