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BIC is processed efficiently to microRNA-155 in Burkitt lymphoma cells

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Zhang, T., Nie, K. & Tam, W. BIC is processed efficiently to microRNA-155 in Burkitt lymphoma cells. Leukemia 22, 1795–1797 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2008.62

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