PI3K/AKT pathway is activated by miRNA-22 in the proliferative CLL subset
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Tamara Fernandez-Calero
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-53270 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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