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Predictive genetic testing in a young child: a case report

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  1. Wessex Clinical Genetics Service and Cancer Sciences Division, University of Southampton, Level G, Princess Anne Hospital, Coxford Road, Southampton, SO16 5YA, UK

    Gillian Crawford & Anneke Lucassen

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Crawford, G., Lucassen, A. Predictive genetic testing in a young child: a case report. Familial Cancer 9, 61–64 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10689-009-9277-1

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