Rare HRAS alleles and susceptibility to human breast cancer
β Scribed by Hall, Jeffrey M.; Huey, Bing; Morrow, Jan; Newman, Beth; Lee, Ming; Jones, Elizabeth; Carter, Christine; Buehring, Gertrude C.; King, Mary-Claire
- Book ID
- 122028815
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 584 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0888-7543
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