BRCA1 and BRCA2: a common pathway of genome protection but different breast cancer subtypes
β Scribed by Joosse, Simon A.
- Book ID
- 118135143
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 79 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1474-1776
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