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Wikipedia still cites a retracted paper on “VWA5A”
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Frequent alterations of LOH11CR2A, PIG8 and CHEK1 genes at chromosomal 11q24.1-24.2 region in breast carcinoma: clinical and prognostic implications
Satyabrata Sinha, Ratnesh K Singh, Nilanjana Bhattacharya, Nupur Mukherjee et al.
Molecular Oncology · published July 2011 · cited 19 times by other papers
Retracted Dec 3, 2024
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