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Basic concepts for genetic testing in common hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes

✍ Scribed by Lisen Axell; Dennis Ahnen; Kristina Markey

Publisher
Current Science Inc.
Year
2005
Tongue
English
Weight
449 KB
Volume
1
Category
Article
ISSN
1556-3790

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