A century of progress in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (lynch syndrome)
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Vol. 42 (1) , 1-9
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02235175
Abstract
One of the earliest references to heredity in colorectal cancer dates to Aldred Warthin's now-famous recollection of his seamstress' distress regarding “cancer excess” in her family history. her predication of an early demise secondary to cancer of the female organs, colon, or stomach provedKeywords
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