Gorlin's syndrome: Main features and recent advances

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 392-397

  Crean, St John ^a   Cunningham, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME; GENETICS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MORBIDITY; MUTATION; REVIEW; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME; GENES, TUMOR SUPPRESSOR; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MORBIDITY; MUTATION;

EID: 0030590557     PISSN: 00071064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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