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Burcin Baran1,2† , Nazli-Mert Ozupek1,2† , Gizem Calibasi-Kocal1 and Yasemin Basbinar1,3\*

1 Department of Basic Oncology, Institute of Oncology, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey

2 Institute of Health Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey

3 Personalized Medicine and Pharmacogenomics Research Center, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey

† These authors contributed equally.

\*Address all correspondence to: yasemin.baskin@deu.edu.tr

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