BRCA1-Related Malignancies in a Family Presenting with von Recklinghausen's Disease
โ Scribed by Marcello Ceccaroni; Maurizio Genuardi; Francesco Legge; Emanuela Lucci-Cordisco; Stefania Carrara; Franca D'Amico; Stefano Greggi; Giovanni Scambia
- Book ID
- 112251910
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 58 KB
- Volume
- 86
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0090-8258
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