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Open AccessDetection of E2A-PBX1 fusion transcripts in human non-small-cell lung cancer
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Open AccessSMO expression level correlates with overall survival in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma
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The Wnt signaling pathway is implicated in a variety of biological processes ranging from developmental cell fate to human disease. The components involved in Wnt signaling have been under intense investigatio...