Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase UBASH3B is Overexpressed in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer and Promotes Invasion and Metastasis
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE36693 | GEO | 2013/06/01
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA153615
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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