Reduced occurrence of childhood cancer in twins compared to singletons: protection but by what mechanism?
Background: Several small studies combined have suggested that twins develop fewer childhood cancers than singletons. The national Swedish Family-Cancer Database contains information on a large population of multiple births providing an unbiased dataset for the estimation of cancer risk in twins. Li...
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Formato: | Journal article |
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Wiley-Liss
2008
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