Segregation analysis of esophageal cancer in a moderately high-incidence area of northern China

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 110-119

  Zhang, Weihua ^a   Bailey Wilson, Joan E ^b   Li, Weidong ^a   Wang, Xiuqin ^a   Zhang, Chunlin ^c   Mao, Xuezheng ^c   Liu, Zhihua ^a   Zhou, Chuannong ^a   Wu, Min ^a  

^a CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

^b NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Cancer Institute of Yangquan City   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033910916     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302970     Document Type: Article

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