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Title: Modeling human brain rhabdoid tumor by inactivating tumor suppressor genes in induced pluripotent stem cells
Award ID(s):
1652992 1917618
PAR ID:
10441840
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Bioactive Materials
Volume:
31
Issue:
C
ISSN:
2452-199X
Page Range / eLocation ID:
136 to 150
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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