The role of genetic factors in predisposition to squamous cell cancer of the head and neck

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 79, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 865-867

  Jefferies, S ^a,f   Eeles, R ^a   Goldgar, D ^b   A'Hern, R ^a   Henk, J M ^a   Gore, M ^a   Rhys Evans, P ^a   Archer, D ^a   Bishop, K ^a   Murkin, A ^a   Solomon, E ^d   Hodgsun, S ^d   O'Connell, M ^d   Hibbert, J ^d   Easton, D ^e   Foulkes, W ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^c MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e IPH   (United Kingdom)

^f ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic; Head and neck cancer; Squamous

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; FAMILY HISTORY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEREDITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FAMILY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; NUCLEAR FAMILY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033001931     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690138     Document Type: Article

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