Role of Branched Chain Amino Acid Transaminase 1 (BCAT1) in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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ABSTRACT:
OTHER RELATED OMICS DATASETS IN: PRJNA393039PRJNA393030PRJNA393034PRJNA407782PRJNA393033PRJNA393038PRJNA393036PRJNA393032PXD008307
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE100784 | GEO | 2017/11/08
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA393030
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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Project description:Role of Branched Chain Amino Acid Transaminase 1 (BCAT1) in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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| S-EPMC9256685 | biostudies-literature