Oral Oncology
Volume 37, Issue 7 , Pages 599-604 , October 2001

Quantitation of epidermal growth factor receptor gene amplification by competitive polymerase chain reaction in pre-malignant and malignant oral epithelial lesions

Received 11 December 2000 ,Revised 8 February 2001 ,Accepted 22 April 2001.

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Oral Oncology
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