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Serrated polyps and colorectal cancer risk

Markus J Mäkinen* University of Oulu, Department of Pathology, POB 5000, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland; and Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu, Finland. [email protected];* University of Oulu, Department of Pathology, POB 5000, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland; and Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu, Finland. [email protected]View further author information
Pages 77-91 | Published online: 31 Jan 2014

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