Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility genes (Review)
- Authors:
- Hiroshi Kobayashi
- Sumire Ohno
- Yoshikazu Sasaki
- Miyuki Matsuura
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Affiliations: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara 634-8522, Japan - Published online on: June 19, 2013 https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2013.2541
- Pages: 1019-1029
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