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Editorial
. 2020 Dec;11(6):1388-1389.
doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12641. Epub 2020 Nov 30.

Biomarkers for cancer cachexia: where do we stand?

Sandra Palus  1 , Jochen Springer  1   2
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Editorial

Biomarkers for cancer cachexia: where do we stand?

Sandra Palus et al. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2020 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: Biomarker; Cancer cachexia; Lipids; Sphingolipids.

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The authors have no conflict of interest.

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