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Editorial
. 2011 Apr 20;29(12):1506-8.
doi: 10.1200/JCO.2010.34.0745. Epub 2011 Mar 21.

Immune readouts may have prognostic value for the course of merkel cell carcinoma, a virally associated disease

Christopher B Buck, Douglas R Lowy
Editorial

Immune readouts may have prognostic value for the course of merkel cell carcinoma, a virally associated disease

Christopher B Buck et al. J Clin Oncol. .
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