The power of genetics to target surgical prevention

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 344, Issue 25, 2001, Pages 1942-1944

  Weitzel, J N ^a   McCahill, L E ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; EDITORIAL; GENE CLUSTER; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER;

CADHERINS; GASTRECTOMY; GENETIC SCREENING; GERM-LINE MUTATION; HUMANS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0035927966     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200106213442511     Document Type: Editorial

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