Catechol-O-Methyltransferase (COMT) gene polymorphism and breast cancer risk in young women
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- 11 September 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in British Journal of Cancer
- Vol. 85 (6) , 859-862
- https://doi.org/10.1054/bjoc.2001.2009
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