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This work was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, NICHD, R01 HD056034 to C.Y. C., and U54 HD029990 Project 5 to C.Y.C.

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Chen, H., Cheng, C.Y. (2018). Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK). In: Choi, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67199-4_101628

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