BRAF screening as a low-cost effective strategy for simplifying HNPCC genetic testing.

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Published in J Med Genet on September 01, 2004

Authors

E Domingo1, P Laiho, M Ollikainen, M Pinto, L Wang, A J French, J Westra, T Frebourg, E Espín, M Armengol, R Hamelin, H Yamamoto, R M W Hofstra, R Seruca, A Lindblom, P Peltomäki, S N Thibodeau, L A Aaltonen, S Schwartz

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1: Centre d'Investigacions en Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular (CIBBIM), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, Barcelona 08035, Spain.

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