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. 2016 Dec;9(6):283-292.
doi: 10.1111/cts.12429. Epub 2016 Nov 15.

The Role of Next-Generation Sequencing in Enabling Personalized Oncology Therapy

C A Cummings  1 , E Peters  1 , L Lacroix  2 , F Andre  3 , M R Lackner  1
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The Role of Next-Generation Sequencing in Enabling Personalized Oncology Therapy

C A Cummings et al. Clin Transl Sci. 2016 Dec.
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Timeline of key events in development of sequencing technologies and applications to oncology.
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Example of the potential utility of NGS applications in the clinical management of breast cancer.
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