Pancreatic adenocarcinoma: Epidemiology and genetics

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 889-898

  Flanders, Tamar Y ^a   Foulkes, William D ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Family history; Genetics; Pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONCOGENE K RAS; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SALT INTAKE; SMOKING; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0029851830     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.33.11.889     Document Type: Article

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