Genetic testing is important in families with a history suggestive of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer even if the Amsterdam criteria are not fulfilled
- 1 February 1997
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 84 (2) , 233-237
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2168.1997.02700.x
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Funding Information
- British Digestive Foundation
- British Society of Gastroenterology
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