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Review
. 2021 Jan 9:2021:6611963.
doi: 10.1155/2021/6611963. eCollection 2021.

Should All Individuals Be Screened for Genetic Predisposition to Cancer?

Sarah Wedderburn  1 , Terri P McVeigh  2
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Review

Should All Individuals Be Screened for Genetic Predisposition to Cancer?

Sarah Wedderburn et al. Genet Res (Camb). .
No abstract available

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The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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