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Evidence for genetic anticipation in hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer

✍ Scribed by Alexander A. Westphalen; Anna M. Russell; Mauro Buser; Claudine Rey Berthod; Pierre Hutter; Martina Plasilova; Hansjakob Mueller; Karl Heinimann

Publisher: Springer
Year: 2005
Tongue: English
Weight: 232 KB
Volume: 116
Category: Article
ISSN: 0340-6717
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-005-1272-5

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