Uptake of testing for BRCA1/2 mutations in South East Scotland
โ Scribed by Holloway, Susan M; Bernhard, Birgitta; Campbell, Harry; Lam, Wayne W K
- Book ID
- 109847794
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 109 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1018-4813
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