Comprehensive genetic characterization of hereditary breast/ovarian cancer families from Slovakia
β Scribed by Michal Konecny; Miriam Milly; Katarina Zavodna; Eva Weismanova; Jaroslava Gregorova; Iveta Mlkva; Denisa Ilencikova; Juraj Kausitz; Zdena Bartosova
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 219 KB
- Volume
- 126
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-6806
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