Extracolonic polyposis in familial adenomatous polyposis: So near and yet so far

Gut

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 322-

  Spigelman, A D ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Hunter Family Cancer Service   (Australia)

^c Cancer Services   (Australia)

^d Clinical Governance Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; COLON POLYPOSIS; DUODENAL POLYPOSIS; DUODENUM; DUODENUM CARCINOMA; FAMILIAL POLYPOSIS; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; NOTE; POLYPOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; DUODENAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INTESTINAL POLYPOSIS;

EID: 10744221807     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2003.032227     Document Type: Note

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