Germline and Somatic Mutations of the STK11/LKB1 Peutz-Jeghers Gene in Pancreatic and Biliary Cancers
β Scribed by Gloria H. Su; Ralph H. Hruban; Ravi K. Bansal; G. Steven Bova; David J. Tang; Manu C. Shekher; Anne Marie Westerman; Mark M. Entius; Michael Goggins; Charles J. Yeo; Scott E. Kern
- Book ID
- 117022718
- Publisher
- American Society for Investigative Pathology
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 531 KB
- Volume
- 154
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9440
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