The Significance of Ku70 Expression in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma |
Song Si Yeol
(Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Lee Sang-wook (Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Yu Eunsil (Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Cho Kyung-Ja (Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Park Jin-hong (Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Kim Sang Yoon (Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Nam Soon Yuhl (Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Lee Bong-Jae (Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Kim Sung Bae (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Choi Seung-Ho (Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Ahn Seung Do (Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Shin Seong Soo (Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Choi Eun Kyung (Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) |
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