Genetic predisposition to cancer - Issues to consider

Seminars in Cancer Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-53

  Malkin, David ^b   Knoppers, Bartha M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

BRCA1 gene; Breast cancer; Diagnosis; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CONGENITAL DISORDER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL GENETICS; REVIEW;

EID: 0030007145     PISSN: 1044579X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/scbi.1996.0007     Document Type: Review

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