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April 2019 in “Genes” Researchers found a genetic region that influences the number of coat layers in dogs.
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May 2012 in “Annals of Oncology” Patients with advanced breast cancer and high hormone receptor levels who had surgery for ovarian/pelvic metastases lived longer, especially if they had high estrogen receptor levels.
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