Inhibition of Akt promotes immunologic memory in tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes isolated from patients with melanoma
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE60977 | GEO | 2015/06/03
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA260029
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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