Suspected Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer:International Collaborative Group on Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer (ICG-HNPCC) Criteria and Results of Genetic Diagnosis

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 715-716

  Lindor, Noralane M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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EID: 85026141620     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02236923     Document Type: Article

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