Genetic polymorphism in CYP17 and breast cancer risk in Japanese women
β Scribed by Y Miyoshi; K Iwao; N Ikeda; C Egawa; S Noguchi
- Book ID
- 117657049
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 257 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0959-8049
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