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Review
. 2025 Mar;32(3):269-272.
doi: 10.1038/s41417-025-00876-x. Epub 2025 Feb 6.

Bacteria, stem cells and cancer

Giovambattista Pani  1   2
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Review

Bacteria, stem cells and cancer

Giovambattista Pani. Cancer Gene Ther. 2025 Mar.
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Competing interests: The author declares no competing interests.

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