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Letters to the Editor: Clinical Oncology

Familial features affecting the melanoma risk in CDKN2A-negative melanoma families: a study based on the Swedish Cancer Registry

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Pages 1967-1972 | Received 25 Aug 2023, Accepted 26 Sep 2023, Published online: 06 Oct 2023

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