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The power of combined spatial transcriptomics and genome wide association studies (GWAS) approaches to heritable prostate cancer

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Thanks are due to Dr. Herman Yeger and Annick Perbal for critical review of the manuscript and suggestions.

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Perbal, B. The power of combined spatial transcriptomics and genome wide association studies (GWAS) approaches to heritable prostate cancer. J. Cell Commun. Signal. 17, 5–6 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12079-023-00724-3

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