Monoallelic NTHL1 Loss-of-Function Variants and Risk of Polyposis and Colorectal Cancer.

Gastroenterology

Department of Human Genetics, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Electronic address:

Published: December 2020


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