Hereditary breast cancer: clinical, pathological and molecular characteristics

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Hereditary breast cancer : clinical, pathological and molecular characteristics. / Larsen, Martin J; Thomassen, Mads; Gerdes, Anne-Marie; Kruse, Torben A.

I: Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research, Bind 8, 2014, s. 145-155.

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Larsen, MJ, Thomassen, M, Gerdes, A-M & Kruse, TA 2014, 'Hereditary breast cancer: clinical, pathological and molecular characteristics', Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research, bind 8, s. 145-155. https://doi.org/10.4137/BCBCR.S18715

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Larsen, M. J., Thomassen, M., Gerdes, A-M., & Kruse, T. A. (2014). Hereditary breast cancer: clinical, pathological and molecular characteristics. Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research, 8, 145-155. https://doi.org/10.4137/BCBCR.S18715

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Larsen MJ, Thomassen M, Gerdes A-M, Kruse TA. Hereditary breast cancer: clinical, pathological and molecular characteristics. Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research. 2014;8:145-155. https://doi.org/10.4137/BCBCR.S18715

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Larsen, Martin J ; Thomassen, Mads ; Gerdes, Anne-Marie ; Kruse, Torben A. / Hereditary breast cancer : clinical, pathological and molecular characteristics. I: Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research. 2014 ; Bind 8. s. 145-155.

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