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Review
. 2020 Jan;115(1):1-4.
doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000362.

Patients in Whom to Consider Genetic Evaluation and Testing for Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Syndromes

Sonia S Kupfer  1 , Carol A Burke  2
Affiliations
Review

Patients in Whom to Consider Genetic Evaluation and Testing for Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Syndromes

Sonia S Kupfer et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020 Jan.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Potential competing interests: S.S.K. has performed research with Myriad Genetics but has not received direct financial compensation.

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