Pathogenic ATM Mutations in Cancer and a Genetic Basis for Radiotherapeutic Efficacy. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2020 Jul 29;: Authors: Pitter KL, Casey DL, Lu YC, Hannum M, Zhang Z, Song X, Pecorari I, McMillan B, Ma J, Samstein RM, Pei IX, Khan AJ, Braunstein LZ, Morris LGT, Barker CA, Rimner A, Alektiar KM, Romesser PB, Crane CH, Yahalom J, Zelefsky MJ, Scher HI, Bernstein JL, Mandelker DL, Weigelt B, Reis-Filho JS, Lee NY, Powell SN, Chan TA, Riaz N, Setton J ...
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