Melanoma in Iran: a Retrospective 10-Year Study |
Ferdosi, Samira
(Group of Genetics, Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute of Iran)
Saffari, Mojtaba (Group of Genetics, Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute of Iran) Eskandarieh, Sharareh (Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)) Alishahi, Raziyeh (Group of Genetics, Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute of Iran) Moghaddam, Mahsa Ghaffari (Group of Genetics, Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute of Iran) Ghanadan, Alireza (Department of Dermatopathology, Razi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)) Shirkoohi, Reza (Group of Genetics, Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute of Iran) |
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