Serum microRNA expression as an early marker for breast cancer risk in prospectively collected samples from the Sister Study cohort
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Zongli Xu
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-44281 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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