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AMACR: an emerging diagnostic and prognostic tool in systemic malignancies

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Kapoor, S. AMACR: an emerging diagnostic and prognostic tool in systemic malignancies. Int Urol Nephrol 45, 439–440 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-013-0393-3

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