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New insights into the relevance of mobile DNA to cancer resistance in blind mole rats: new lessons for cancer therapy

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  1. Molecular Oncology Laboratory MOL, Departamento de Fisioloxía, Centro Singular de Investigación en Medicina Molecular e Enfermidades Crónicas (CiMUS), Facultade de Medicina, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

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Arce, V.M., Costoya, J.A. New insights into the relevance of mobile DNA to cancer resistance in blind mole rats: new lessons for cancer therapy. Cell Mol Immunol 19, 458–459 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41423-021-00830-5

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