Selective PROTAC-mediated degradation of SMARCA2 is efficacious in SMARCA4 mutant cancers
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INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Eclipse, Orbitrap Fusion Lumos
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606)
SUBMITTER: 
Christopher Rose
PROVIDER: MSV000089176 | MassIVE | Thu Mar 31 08:53:00 BST 2022
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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