Multiple founder effects and geographical clustering of BRCA1 and BRCA2 families in Finland
✍ Scribed by Sarantaus, Laura; Huusko, Pia; Eerola, Hannaleena; Launonen, Virpi; Vehmanen, Paula; Rapakko, Katrin; Gillanders, Elizabeth; Syrjäkoski, Kirsi; Kainu, Tommi; Vahteristo, Pia
- Book ID
- 110025022
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 156 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1018-4813
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