Negative Genetic Test Result in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis:Clinical Screening Implications

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 310-312

  Lynch, Henry T ^a   Lynch, Patrick M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON DISEASE; COLON POLYPOSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; SCREENING TEST;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENES, APC; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REGISTRIES;

EID: 0033003521     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02236344     Document Type: Article

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