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Runx1 is a tumor suppressor gene in the mouse gastrointestinal tract

Remond J. A. Fijneman¹,
Rebecca A. Anderson²,
Ethan Richards²,
Jieming Liu²,
Marianne Tijssen¹,
Gerrit A. Meijer¹,
Janae Anderson²,
Annette Rod²,
Michael G. O’Sullivan³,
Patricia M. Scott²,
Robert T. Cormier^2,*

Article first published online: 19 JAN 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2011.02189.x

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Cancer Science

Volume 103, Issue 3, pages 593–599, March 2012

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Fijneman, R. J. A., Anderson, R. A., Richards, E., Liu, J., Tijssen, M., Meijer, G. A., Anderson, J., Rod, A., O’Sullivan, M. G., Scott, P. M. and Cormier, R. T. (2012), Runx1 is a tumor suppressor gene in the mouse gastrointestinal tract. Cancer Science, 103: 593–599. doi: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2011.02189.x

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Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
²
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth, Minnesota
³
University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, St Paul, Minnesota, USA

^*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: rcormier@d.umn.edu

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Issue published online: 4 MAR 2012
Article first published online: 19 JAN 2012
Accepted manuscript online: 15 DEC 2011 11:25PM EST
(Received July 28, 2011/Revised December 5, 2011/Accepted December 7, 2011/Accepted manuscript online December 15, 2011)

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