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Struggling with subtypes: trying to bridge the gap between molecular breast cancer subtypes and clinical management

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Harbeck, N. Struggling with subtypes: trying to bridge the gap between molecular breast cancer subtypes and clinical management. Breast Cancer Res Treat 130, 421–423 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-011-1489-z

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