Epigenetic regulation and cancer (Review)
- Authors:
- Q. W. Chen
- X. Y. Zhu
- Y. Y. Li
- Z. Q. Meng
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Affiliations: Department of Integrated Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, P.R. China - Published online on: December 11, 2013 https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2013.2913
- Pages: 523-532
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