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Gastriointestinal Cancer

Lynch syndrome screening in newly diagnosed colorectal cancer in general pathology practice: From the revised Bethesda guidelines to a universal approach

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Pages 1340-1348 | Received 22 Apr 2011, Accepted 23 Jul 2011, Published online: 31 Aug 2011

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