IGF2BP1 is a targetable SRC/MAPK-dependent driver of invasive growth in ovarian cancer
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE147980 | GEO | 2020/08/24
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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