Loss of thePLA2G2Agene in a sporadic colorectal tumor of a patient with aPLA2G2Agermline mutation and absence ofPLA2G2Agermline alterations in patients with FAP
✍ Scribed by Inko Nimmrich; Waltraut Friedl; Roland Kruse; Stephan Pietsch; Sebastian Hentsch; Rainer Deuter; Günther Winde; O. Müller
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 90 KB
- Volume
- 100
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6717
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