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A commentary on the article “Prevalence of the mismatch repair-deficient phenotype in colonic adenomas arising in HNPCC patients—results of a 5-year follow-up study”

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This commentary refers to the article http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00384-005-0073-6

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Lassmann, S., Werner, M. A commentary on the article “Prevalence of the mismatch repair-deficient phenotype in colonic adenomas arising in HNPCC patients—results of a 5-year follow-up study”. Int J Colorectal Dis 21, 642–644 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-005-0081-6

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