Overview of natural history, pathology, molecular genetics and management of HNPCC (Lynch syndrome)

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 38-43

  Lynch, Henry T ^a   Smyrk, Thomas ^b   Lynch, Jane F ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS, HEREDITARY NONPOLYPOSIS; HUMANS; PEDIGREE;

EID: 0029915034     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215(19960220)69:1<38::AID-IJC9>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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