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History of the International Collaborative Group on Hereditary NonPolyposis Colorectal Cancer

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  1. Department of Preventive Medicine, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE, 68178, USA

    Henry T. Lynch, Giuseppe Cristofaro, Paul Rozen, Hans Vasen, Patrick Lynch, J.-P. Mecklin & Jim St. John

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Lynch, H.T., Cristofaro, G., Rozen, P. et al. History of the International Collaborative Group on Hereditary NonPolyposis Colorectal Cancer. Familial Cancer 2 (Suppl 1), 3–5 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025001714023

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