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. 1999 Feb;79(5-6):865–867. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690138

The role of genetic factors in predisposition to squamous cell cancer of the head and neck

S Jefferies 1, R Eeles 1, D Goldgar 2, R A'Hern 1, J M Henk 1, M Gore 1, P Rhys-Evans 1, D Archer 1, K Bishop 1, A Murkin 1, E Solomon 4, S Hodgsun 4, M O'Connell 4, J Hibbert 4, D Easton 5, W Foulkes 3
PMCID: PMC2362666  PMID: 10070882

Abstract

© 1999 Cancer Research Campaign

Keywords: genetic, squamous, head and neck cancer

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Footnotes

For further information about this study please contact Dr S J Jefferies, Cancer Genetics Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, Downs Rd, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT, UK. E-mail: sarahj@icr.ac.uk

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