Molecular classification of the inherited hamartoma polyposis syndromes: Clearing the muddied waters

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1020-1022

  Eng, C ^a   Ji, H ^a  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CHROMOSOME 10Q; CHROMOSOME 18Q; CHROMOSOME 19P; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON POLYPOSIS; COWDEN SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; HAMARTOMA; HUMAN; JUVENILE POLYP; MUTATION; PEUTZ JEGHERS SYNDROME; POLYPOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME;

EID: 0031971514     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301847     Document Type: Editorial

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