Abstract 3478: Integrative metabolomic and genomic analysis of glioblastoma
Authors: Dayalan Antony , Kesarwani Pravin , Kant Shiva , Chinnaiyan Prakash 
Published: August 2018

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Citation Format: Antony Dayalan, Pravin Kesarwani, Shiva Kant, Prakash Chinnaiyan. Integrative metabolomic and genomic analysis of glioblastoma [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2018; 2018 Apr 14-18; Chicago, IL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 3478.