Novel CDKN2A Mutations Detected in Western Swedish Families with Hereditary Malignant Melanoma
✍ Scribed by Erlandson, Anna; Appelqvist, Frida; Wennberg, Ann-Marie; Holm, Joanna; Enerbäck, Charlotta
- Book ID
- 110049793
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 118 KB
- Volume
- 127
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-202X
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