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Original Article

Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer: Clinical Features and Survival Results from the Danish HNPCC Register

T. Myrhøj The Danish HNPCC Register, Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology, Hvidovre Hospital, and Dept. of Clinical Biochemistry and Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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M. L. Blsgaard The Danish HNPCC Register, Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology, Hvidovre Hospital, and Dept. of Clinical Biochemistry and Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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I. Bernstein The Danish HNPCC Register, Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology, Hvidovre Hospital, and Dept. of Clinical Biochemistry and Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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L. B. Svendsen The Danish HNPCC Register, Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology, Hvidovre Hospital, and Dept. of Clinical Biochemistry and Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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J. O. Søndergaard The Danish HNPCC Register, Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology, Hvidovre Hospital, and Dept. of Clinical Biochemistry and Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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S. Bulow The Danish HNPCC Register, Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology, Hvidovre Hospital, and Dept. of Clinical Biochemistry and Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Pages 572-576 | Received 01 Dec 1996, Accepted 30 Dec 1996, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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