Deciphering the molecular alterations sustaining an inverted apicobasal polarity phenotype in colorectal cancer clusters (Tumour Spheres with Inverted Polarity, TSIPs)
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE152299 | GEO | 2021/01/31
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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