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. 1992 Sep;66(3):424–426. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1992.290

Germline mutations in the p53 tumour suppressor gene: scientific, clinical and ethical challenges.

J M Birch
PMCID: PMC1977946  PMID: 1520579

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