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Rearrangements of TRK proto-oncogene in papillary thyroid carcinomas

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Pierotti, M.A., Bongarzone, I., Borrello, M.G. et al. Rearrangements of TRK proto-oncogene in papillary thyroid carcinomas. J Endocrinol Invest 18, 130–133 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03349721

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