Whole blood stabilization for the microfluidic isolation and molecular characterization of circulating tumor cells
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE104209 | GEO | 2017/10/08
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA412038
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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