3528 POSTER Prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Germline Mutations Among Pakistani Patients With Triple Negative Breast Cancer
β Scribed by M. Rashid; S. Bajwa; N. Muhammad; S. Gull; S. Faisal; A. Amin; A. Loya; U. Hamann
- Book ID
- 117661676
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 58 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0959-8049
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