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Markers and Immunoprofile of Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract

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Tuffaha, M.S.A., Guski, H., Kristiansen, G. (2018). Markers and Immunoprofile of Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract. In: Immunohistochemistry in Tumor Diagnostics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53577-7_7

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