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Breast cancer prognostic markers in the post-genomic era

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  1. Department of Breast Medical Oncology, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 301439, Houston, TX, 77230-1439, USA

    Lajos Pusztai & Takayuki Iwamoto

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Pusztai, L., Iwamoto, T. Breast cancer prognostic markers in the post-genomic era. Breast Cancer Res Treat 125, 647–650 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-010-0932-x

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