Cowden syndrome

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 181-192

  Eng, Charis ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cowden syndrome; Inherited cancer syndrome; Skin; Thyroid cancer

Indexed keywords

EID: 26044438766     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025664119494     Document Type: Article

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