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Transient depletion of RUNX1/RUNX1T1 by RNA interference delays tumour formation in vivo

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Soria, N., Tussiwand, R., Ziegler, P. et al. Transient depletion of RUNX1/RUNX1T1 by RNA interference delays tumour formation in vivo. Leukemia 23, 188–190 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2008.157

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