Genetic Study of Familial Uveal Melanoma: Association of Uveal and Cutaneous Melanoma with Cutaneous and Ocular Nevi
โ Scribed by Jennifer H. Smith; Lissa Padnick-Silver; Anna Newlin; Katrina Rhodes; Wendy S. Rubinstein
- Book ID
- 116804265
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 145 KB
- Volume
- 114
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0161-6420
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