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Equivalency of RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry: fact or factoid

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Badve, S. Equivalency of RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry: fact or factoid. Breast Cancer Res Treat 116, 145–147 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-008-0176-1

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