Anticipation in lynch syndrome: still waiting for the answer

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 326-327

  Gruber, Stephen B ^a   Mukherjee, Bhramar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLORECTAL CANCER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; FAMILIAL CANCER; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; MISMATCH REPAIR; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTICIPATION, GENETIC; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS, HEREDITARY NONPOLYPOSIS; HUMANS;

EID: 58549100495     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.1445     Document Type: Editorial

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