Functional immune characterization of HIV-associated non-small-cell lung cancer.
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SUBMITTER: Pinato DJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6005048 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
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Functional immune characterization of HIV-associated non-small-cell lung cancer.
Pinato D J DJ Kythreotou A A Mauri F A FA Suardi E E Allara E E Shiner R J RJ Akarca A U AU Trivedi P P Gupta N N Dalla Pria A A Marafioti T T Oliveri P P Newsom-Davis T T Bower M M
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology 20180601 6
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