CommonBRCA1andBRCA2mutations in breast cancer families: a meta-analysis from systematic review
β Scribed by Furu Wang; Qiaoqiao Fang; Zhen Ge; Ningle Yu; Sanxiao Xu; Xiangyong Fan
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 384 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-4851
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