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BLM Mutation and Colorectal Cancer Susceptibility

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Genetics of Colorectal Cancer

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the Bloom Syndrome Foundation, and Lauri and Richard Gladstein for their support of research on BS. This work was also supported by NIH grants CA-063507 and CA-084291.

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  1. Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Ohio

    Beatriz Russell & Joanna Groden

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Russell, B., Groden, J. (2009). BLM Mutation and Colorectal Cancer Susceptibility. In: Potter, J.D., Lindor, N.M. (eds) Genetics of Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Genetics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09568-4_13

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