Inherited susceptibility to common cancers.

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Published in N Engl J Med on November 13, 2008

Authors

William D Foulkes1

Author Affiliations

1: Program in Cancer Genetics, Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. william.foulkes@mcgill.ca

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