Letter to the Editor
Identifying Lynch syndrome
Albert de la Chapelle,
Glenn Palomaki,
Heather Hampel,
Corresponding Author
Albert de la Chapelle
Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH
Fax: +614-688-4772.
Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, 460 W. 10th Avenue, Room 804, Columbus, OH 43210, USASearch for more papers by this authorGlenn Palomaki
Department of Pathology, Women and Infants Hospital, Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI
Search for more papers by this authorHeather Hampel
Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH
Search for more papers by this authorAlbert de la Chapelle,
Glenn Palomaki,
Heather Hampel,
Corresponding Author
Albert de la Chapelle
Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH
Fax: +614-688-4772.
Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, 460 W. 10th Avenue, Room 804, Columbus, OH 43210, USASearch for more papers by this authorGlenn Palomaki
Department of Pathology, Women and Infants Hospital, Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI
Search for more papers by this authorHeather Hampel
Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH
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