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Editorial
. 2009 Apr 15;101(8):541-3.
doi: 10.1093/jnci/djp059. Epub 2009 Apr 7.

Multifocal lung cancers--clonality vs field cancerization and does it matter?

Adi F Gazdar, John D Minna
Editorial

Multifocal lung cancers--clonality vs field cancerization and does it matter?

Adi F Gazdar et al. J Natl Cancer Inst. .
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  • Evidence for common clonal origin of multifocal lung cancers.
    Wang X, Wang M, MacLennan GT, Abdul-Karim FW, Eble JN, Jones TD, Olobatuyi F, Eisenberg R, Cummings OW, Zhang S, Lopez-Beltran A, Montironi R, Zheng S, Lin H, Davidson DD, Cheng L. Wang X, et al. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2009 Apr 15;101(8):560-70. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djp054. Epub 2009 Apr 7. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2009. PMID: 19351924

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