Prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in Ashkenazi Jewish families with breast and pancreatic cancer
β Scribed by Zsofia K. Stadler; Erin Salo-Mullen; Sujata M. Patil; M. Catherine Pietanza; Joseph Vijai; Emmanouil Saloustros; Nichole A. L. Hansen; Noah D. Kauff; Robert C. Kurtz; David P. Kelsen; Kenneth Offit; Mark E. Robson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 141 KB
- Volume
- 118
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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