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. 2011 Sep;10(3):413-4.
doi: 10.1007/s10689-011-9474-6.

LKB1/ STK11, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome and cancer. Introduction

Fred H Menko

LKB1/ STK11, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome and cancer. Introduction

Fred H Menko. Fam Cancer. 2011 Sep.
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