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Ohene-Abuakwa, Y., Pignatelli, M. (2002). Adhesion Molecules in Cancer Biology. In: Habib, N.A. (eds) Cancer Gene Therapy. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 465. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46817-4_11

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