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. 2021 Mar;62(2):239-240.
doi: 10.4111/icu.20200360.

Letter to the editor: What about cholesterol as a novel biomarker for bladder and kidney cancer diagnosis and surveillance? In memory of my dad Sossio Mormile

Raffaella Mormile  1
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Letter to the editor: What about cholesterol as a novel biomarker for bladder and kidney cancer diagnosis and surveillance? In memory of my dad Sossio Mormile

Raffaella Mormile. Investig Clin Urol. 2021 Mar.
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