The Muir-Torre syndrome in kindreds with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch syndrome): A classic obligation in preventive medicine

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 41, Issue 5 I, 1999, Pages 797-799

  Lynch, H T ^a   Fusaro, R M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLORECTAL CANCER; EDITORIAL; FAMILIAL CANCER; GENE MUTATION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MUIR TORRE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032741621     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(99)70017-4     Document Type: Editorial

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