BRCA1 expression in leukoplakia and carcinoma of the tongue
โ Scribed by Hemangini H. Vora; Neelam G. Shah; Devendra D. Patel; Trupti I. Trivedi; Tejal J. Choksi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 346 KB
- Volume
- 83
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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