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Kabir, N.N., Kazi, J.U. Selective mutation in ATP-binding site reduces affinity of drug to the kinase: a possible mechanism of chemo-resistance. Med Oncol 30, 448 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12032-012-0448-9
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