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Targeting alternative splicing for cancer therapy using South African medicinal plants and phytocompounds

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide including South Africa.

Tshepiso Makhafola Tshepiso Makhafola

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The Role of microRNAs in the Resistance to Colorectal Cancer Treatments

Amirkhah, Raheleh, Ali Farazmand, Muhammad Irfan-Maqsood, Olaf Wolkenhauer, and Ulf Schmitz. 2015. The Role of microRNAs in the Resistance t...

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RNA Systems Biology for Cancer: From Diagnosis to Therapy

Amirkhah, Raheleh, Ali Farazmand, Olaf Wolkenhauer, and Ulf Schmitz. 2016. RNA Systems Biology for Cancer: From Diagnosis to Therapy. Pp. 30...

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