Cowden Syndrome and the PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome: Systematic Review and Revised Diagnostic Criteria
β Scribed by Pilarski, R.; Burt, R.; Kohlman, W.; Pho, L.; Shannon, K. M.; Swisher, E.
- Book ID
- 121342428
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 439 KB
- Volume
- 105
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0027-8874
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