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The role of c-myc in the proliferation of normal and neoplastic cells

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Kelly, K., Siebenlist, U. The role of c-myc in the proliferation of normal and neoplastic cells. J Clin Immunol 5, 65–77 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00915003

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