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Does anticipation exist in familial pancreatic cancer?

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 3, pages 374–375 (2006)Cite this article

boxed-textMcFaul CD et al. (2006) Anticipation in familial pancreatic cancer. Gut 55: 252–258

Family members of patients with apparently sporadic pancreatic cancer should be considered for referral to experimental screening studies of familial pancreatic cancer

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    Julia B Greer & David C Whitcomb

  2. Giant Eagle Foundation Professor of Cancer Genetics, Professor of Medicine, Cell Biology & Physiology, and Human Genetics,

    Julia B Greer & David C Whitcomb

  3. Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Julia B Greer & David C Whitcomb

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Greer, J., Whitcomb, D. Does anticipation exist in familial pancreatic cancer?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 3, 374–375 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0544

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