Genetics and the common cancers

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 8, 2001, Pages 88-96

  Peto, J ^a,b   Houlston, R S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer genetics; Linkage analysis; Low penetration genes; Review; Segregation analysis

Indexed keywords

DNA;

BLADDER CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; DNA REPLICATION; FAMILIAL CANCER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; MELANOMA; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OVARY CANCER; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RELATIVE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH CANCER; TESTIS CANCER; UTERUS CANCER;

EID: 0034799575     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(01)00255-6     Document Type: Review

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