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. 2012 Feb 16;3(2):81–83. doi: 10.1007/s13238-012-2010-0

“Smurf”-ing tumors on the chromatin through RNF20

Wen-Wei Tsai 1,✉
PMCID: PMC4875410  PMID: 22351504

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