Genetic testing for young-onset colorectal cancer: case report and evidence-based clinical guidelines
By: Yaolin Zhou, Lisa Boardman and Robert Miller
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|Mar 2010References
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Language: English
Page range: 57 - 61
Published on: Mar 18, 2010
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
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