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Inherited predisposition to cancer: A historical overview

✍ Scribed by Lynch, Henry T. ;Shaw, Trudy G. ;Lynch, Jane F.

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2004
Tongue: English
Weight: 294 KB
Volume: 129C
Category: Article
ISSN: 0148-7299
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30026

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