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The future of association studies of common cancers

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  1. Section of Cancer Genetics, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5NG, UK

    Richard S. Houlston

  2. Section of Epidemiology, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5NG, UK

    Julian Peto

  3. Department of Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK

    Julian Peto

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Houlston, R.S., Peto, J. The future of association studies of common cancers. Hum Genet 112, 434–435 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00439-002-0902-4

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