The 3020insC allele of NOD2 predisposes to early-onset breast cancer
✍ Scribed by Tomasz Huzarski; Marcin Lener; Wenancjusz Domagała; Jacek Gronwald; Tomasz Byrski; Grzegorz Kurzawski; Janina Suchy; Maria Chosia; Janusz Woyton; Michał Ucinski; Steven A. Narod; Jan Lubiński
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 72 KB
- Volume
- 89
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-6806
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