Biobanking in the era of precision oncology

Kamal S. Saini; Monika Lamba Saini; Etienne Marbaix

doi:10.4103/0971-5851.151767

Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2015; 36(01): 1-2
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.151767

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Biobanking in the era of precision oncology

Kamal S. Saini

Department of Medical Oncology, Quantum Health Analytics SPRL, Atrium Vertbois, Rue du Vertbois 11, Liège 4000, Belgium

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Monika Lamba Saini

Department of Anatomic Pathology, Cliniques Saint Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels 1200, Belgium

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Etienne Marbaix

Department of Anatomic Pathology, Cliniques Saint Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels 1200, Belgium

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