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Elisabeth Jahny, Hai Yang, Bin Liu, Beatrix Jahnke, Franziska Lademann, Thomas Knösel, Petra Rümmele, Robert Grützmann, Daniela E. Aust, Christian Pilarsky, Axel Denz
The G Protein-Coupled Receptor RAI3 Is an Independent Prognostic Factor for Pancreatic Cancer Survival and Regulates Proliferation via STAT3 Phosphorylation
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