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. 1989 Apr;59(4):540–543. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1989.110

Observations on the transcriptional activity of the glutathione S-transferase pi gene in human haematological malignancies and in the peripheral leucocytes of cancer patients under chemotherapy.

S McQuaid 1, S McCann 1, P Daly 1, E Lawlor 1, P Humphries 1
PMCID: PMC2247162  PMID: 2713240

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