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Editorial
. 2009 Jan;3(2):103-5.
doi: 10.1186/1479-7364-3-2-103.

Alleles of alcohol and acetaldehyde metabolism genes modulate susceptibility to oesophageal cancer from alcohol consumption

Philip J Brooks, David Goldman, Ting-Kai Li
Editorial

Alleles of alcohol and acetaldehyde metabolism genes modulate susceptibility to oesophageal cancer from alcohol consumption

Philip J Brooks et al. Hum Genomics. 2009 Jan.
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