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Metastasis Suppressor Genes

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Experimental and Clinical Metastasis

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Below is a list of the most extensively studied MSGs, describing their initial characterization as well as what possible mechanism has been characterized for each .

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  1. National Cancer Institute, 37 Convent Blvd, Building 37, Bethesda, MD, USA

    Jean-Claude Marshall MSc., PhD.

  2. Henry C. Witelson Ocular Pathology Laboratory, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Silvin Bakalian MD, PhD & Claudia Maria de Oliveira Martins

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  1. Jean-Claude Marshall MSc., PhD.
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Correspondence to Jean-Claude Marshall MSc., PhD. .

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  1. Centre for Genomic Regulation, N/A, Barcelona, N/A, Spain

    Julia V. Burnier

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    Miguel N. Burnier, Jr.

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Marshall, JC., Bakalian, S., Maria de Oliveira Martins, C. (2013). Metastasis Suppressor Genes. In: Burnier, J., Burnier, Jr., M. (eds) Experimental and Clinical Metastasis. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3685-0_4

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