miRNAs in breast cancer tumorigenesis (Review)
- Authors:
- Zhong Ju Zhang
- Shi Liang Ma
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Affiliations: College of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, P.R. China, College of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, 120 Dongling Road, Shenyang 110866, P.R. China - Published online on: December 23, 2011 https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2011.1611
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