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Targeting driver mutations in non-small cell lung cancer
 
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Laboratory for Molecular Respiratory Carcinogenesis, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Patras, 26504 Rio, Greece
 
 
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Antonia Marazioti   

Laboratory for Molecular Respiratory Carcinogenesis, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Patras; Basic Biomedical Sciences Research Building, 2nd floor, Room B40, 1 Asklepiou Str., University Campus (Panepistimioupolis), 26504 Rio, Greece
 
 
Pneumon 2015;28(2):130-132
 
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The authors received funding for their research in the form of research grants, awards, and scholarships, as well as travel awards from the European Research Council (GTS), the Hellenic Thoracic Society (MV and GTS), the European Respiratory Society (MV, AM, and GTS), as well as the Hellenic Association for Molecular Cancer Research (AM)
 
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