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TERT Promoter Mutation and Telomere Length in Salivary Gland Tumors

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea

    Heejin Kim, Dongbin Ahn & Jin Ho Sohn

  2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hallym University, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hwaseong, Republic of Korea

    Heejin Kim

  3. Department of Microbiology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea

    Yong-Hee Kim

  4. Department of Anatomy, Keimyung University School of Medicine, 1095, Dalgubeol-daero, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, Republic of Korea

    Jae-Ho Lee & Hyunsu Lee

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Kim, H., Ahn, D., Sohn, J.H. et al. TERT Promoter Mutation and Telomere Length in Salivary Gland Tumors. Pathol. Oncol. Res. 24, 697–698 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12253-017-0275-6

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