Effect of Protease-resistant PML-RARα on the leukemogenic potential in a mouse model of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE21550 | GEO | 2010/09/01
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA126217
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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