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Intrinsic molecular subtypes of HER2+breast cancer

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ONCOTARGET
Volume 8, Issue 43, Pages 73362-73363

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IMPACT JOURNALS LLC
DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.20629

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HER2 blockade; breast cancer; HER2-positive; intrinsic subtype; HER2-enriched

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