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Volume 13, Issue 12
1 December 2004
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention Cover Image for Volume 13, Issue 12
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ISSN 1055-9965
EISSN 1538-7755

Editorials

Genetic Variation and Cancer: Improving the Environment for Publication of Association Studies
Timothy R. Rebbeck; María Elena Martínez; Thomas A. Sellers; Peter G. Shields; Christopher P. Wild; John D. Potter
View articletitled, Genetic Variation and Cancer: Improving the Environment for Publication of Association Studies
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Nutrition and Cancer Prevention: Small-scale Human Studies for the 21st Century
Johanna W. Lampe
View articletitled, Nutrition and Cancer Prevention: Small-scale Human Studies for the 21st Century
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Minireview

Utilization of Screening and Preventive Surgery Among Unaffected Carriers of a BRCA1 or BRCA2 Gene Mutation
Sara Wainberg; Janice Husted
View articletitled, Utilization of Screening and Preventive Surgery Among Unaffected Carriers of a <em>BRCA1</em> or <em>BRCA2</em> Gene Mutation
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Research Articles

Nuclear Morphometry and Molecular Biomarkers of Actinic Keratosis, Sun-Damaged, and Nonexposed Skin
Philip M. Carpenter; Kenneth G. Linden; Christine E. McLaren; Kuo-Tung Li; Shehla Arain; Ronald J. Barr; Pamela Hite; Joannie D. Sun; Frank L. Meyskens, Jr.
View articletitled, Nuclear Morphometry and Molecular Biomarkers of Actinic Keratosis, Sun-Damaged, and Nonexposed Skin
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Sex Differences in Numbers of Nevi on Body Sites of Young European Children: Implications for the Etiology of Cutaneous Melanoma
Philippe Autier; Mathieu Boniol; Gianluca Severi; Remy Pedeux; André-Robert Grivegnée; Jean-François Doré; European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Melanoma Group
View articletitled, Sex Differences in Numbers of Nevi on Body Sites of Young European Children: Implications for the Etiology of Cutaneous Melanoma
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UV Dose Determines Key Characteristics of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
Juan Ramos; Jaime Villa; Abigail Ruiz; Roy Armstrong; Jaime Matta
View articletitled, UV Dose Determines Key Characteristics of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
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Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Tobacco Counseling by Health Care Providers
Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin; Julia E. Heck
View articletitled, Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Tobacco Counseling by Health Care Providers
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Identifying and Characterizing Adolescent Smoking Trajectories
Janet Audrain-McGovern; Daniel Rodriguez; Kenneth P. Tercyak; Jocelyn Cuevas; Kelli Rodgers; Freda Patterson
View articletitled, Identifying and Characterizing Adolescent Smoking Trajectories
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The Relative Risks of a Low-Nitrosamine Smokeless Tobacco Product Compared with Smoking Cigarettes: Estimates of a Panel of Experts
David T. Levy; Elizabeth A. Mumford; K. Michael Cummings; Elizabeth A. Gilpin; Gary Giovino; Andrew Hyland; David Sweanor; Kenneth E. Warner
View articletitled, The Relative Risks of a Low-Nitrosamine Smokeless Tobacco Product Compared with Smoking Cigarettes: Estimates of a Panel of Experts
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Evaluation of Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Techniques: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis
Elissa M. Ozanne; Laura J. Esserman
View articletitled, Evaluation of Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Techniques: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis
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Polymorphism in the DNA Repair Gene XPD, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-DNA Adducts, Cigarette Smoking, and Breast Cancer Risk
Mary Beth Terry; Marilie D. Gammon; Fang Fang Zhang; Sybil M. Eng; Sharon K. Sagiv; Andrea B. Paykin; Qiao Wang; Sharon Hayes; Susan L. Teitelbaum; Alfred I. Neugut; Regina M. Santella
View articletitled, Polymorphism in the DNA Repair Gene <em>XPD</em>, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-DNA Adducts, Cigarette Smoking, and Breast Cancer Risk
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ERCC2 Genotypes and a Corresponding Haplotype Are Linked with Breast Cancer Risk in a German Population
Christina Justenhoven; Ute Hamann; Beate Pesch; Volker Harth; Sylvia Rabstein; Christian Baisch; Caren Vollmert; Thomas Illig; Yon-Dschun Ko; Thomas Brüning; Hiltrud Brauch; for the Interdisciplinary Study Group on Gene Environment Interactions and Breast Cancer in Germany Network
View articletitled, <em>ERCC2</em> Genotypes and a Corresponding Haplotype Are Linked with Breast Cancer Risk in a German Population
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Synergistic Effects of STK15 Gene Polymorphisms and Endogenous Estrogen Exposure in the Risk of Breast Cancer
Qi Dai; Qiu-Yin Cai; Xiao-Ou Shu; Amanda Ewart-Toland; Wan-Qing Wen; Allan Balmain; Yu-Tang Gao; Wei Zheng
View articletitled, Synergistic Effects of <em>STK15</em> Gene Polymorphisms and Endogenous Estrogen Exposure in the Risk of Breast Cancer
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MTHFR Polymorphisms, Diet, HRT, and Breast Cancer Risk: The Multiethnic Cohort Study
Loïc Le Marchand; Christopher A. Haiman; Lynne R. Wilkens; Laurence N. Kolonel; Brian E. Henderson
View articletitled, <em>MTHFR</em> Polymorphisms, Diet, HRT, and Breast Cancer Risk: The Multiethnic Cohort Study
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Prevalence of BRCA1 Mutation Carriers among U.S. Non-Hispanic Whites
Alice S. Whittemore; Gail Gong; Esther M. John; Valerie McGuire; Frederick P. Li; Kimberly L. Ostrow; Richard DiCioccio; Anna Felberg; Dee W. West
View articletitled, Prevalence of <em>BRCA1</em> Mutation Carriers among U.S. Non-Hispanic Whites
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Plasma Enterolactone and Breast Cancer Incidence by Estrogen Receptor Status
Anja Olsen; Knud Erik Bach Knudsen; Birthe L. Thomsen; Steffen Loft; Connie Stripp; Kim Overvad; Susanne Møller; Anne Tjønneland
View articletitled, Plasma Enterolactone and Breast Cancer Incidence by Estrogen Receptor Status
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Mammographic Density and Estrogen Receptor Status of Breast Cancer
Elad Ziv; Jeffrey Tice; Rebecca Smith-Bindman; John Shepherd; Steven Cummings; Karla Kerlikowske
View articletitled, Mammographic Density and Estrogen Receptor Status of Breast Cancer
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A Prospective Study of Perceived Susceptibility to Breast Cancer and Nonadherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines in African American and White Women Ages 40 to 79 Years
Lisa Calvocoressi; Stanislav V. Kasl; Carol H. Lee; Marilyn Stolar; Elizabeth B. Claus; Beth A. Jones
View articletitled, A Prospective Study of Perceived Susceptibility to Breast Cancer and Nonadherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines in African American and White Women Ages 40 to 79 Years
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Alcohol Exposure and Breast Cancer: Results of the Women's Contraceptive and Reproductive Experiences Study
Jill A. McDonald; Michele G. Mandel; Polly A. Marchbanks; Suzanne G. Folger; Janet R. Daling; Giske Ursin; Michael S. Simon; Leslie Bernstein; Brian L. Strom; Sandra A. Norman; Kathleen E. Malone; Linda K. Weiss; Ronald T. Burkman; Anita L. Weber; Robert Spirtas
View articletitled, Alcohol Exposure and Breast Cancer: Results of the Women's Contraceptive and Reproductive Experiences Study
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Body Size and Composition and Risk of Postmenopausal Breast Cancer
Robert J. MacInnis; Dallas R. English; Dorota M. Gertig; John L. Hopper; Graham G. Giles
View articletitled, Body Size and Composition and Risk of Postmenopausal Breast Cancer
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The Economic Impact of False-Positive Cancer Screens
Jennifer Elston Lafata; Janine Simpkins; Lois Lamerato; Laila Poisson; George Divine; Christine Cole Johnson
View articletitled, The Economic Impact of False-Positive Cancer Screens
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Short Tandem Repeat Polymorphism and Cancer Risk: Influence of Laboratory Analysis on Epidemiologic Findings
Nguyet Tran; Bupinder S. Bharaj; Eleftherios P. Diamandis; Mylinh Smith; Benjamin D. L. Li; Herbert Yu
View articletitled, Short Tandem Repeat Polymorphism and Cancer Risk: Influence of Laboratory Analysis on Epidemiologic Findings
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Progesterone Receptor Promoter +331A Polymorphism is Associated with a Reduced Risk of Endometrioid and Clear Cell Ovarian Cancers
Andrew Berchuck; Joellen M. Schildkraut; Robert M. Wenham; Brian Calingaert; Shazia Ali; Amy Henriott; Susan Halabi; Gustavo C. Rodriguez; Dorota Gertig; David M. Purdie; Livia Kelemen; Amanda B. Spurdle; Jeffrey Marks; Georgia Chenevix-Trench
View articletitled, Progesterone Receptor Promoter <em>+331A</em> Polymorphism is Associated with a Reduced Risk of Endometrioid and Clear Cell Ovarian Cancers
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Low-Dose Topical Delivery of All-Trans Retinoic Acid for Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia II and III
Mack T. Ruffin; Joanne M. Bailey; Daniel P. Normolle; Claire W. Michael; Mary E. Bieniasz; David C. Kmak; Elizabeth R. Unger; Dean E. Brenner
View articletitled, Low-Dose Topical Delivery of All-<em>Trans</em> Retinoic Acid for Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia II and III
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Distribution and Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Genotypes in Routine Pap Smear of 2,470 Korean Women Determined by DNA Chip
Hyo-Sung Hwang; Misun Park; Sei-Young Lee; Kyung-Hun Kwon; Myung-Geol Pang
View articletitled, Distribution and Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Genotypes in Routine Pap Smear of 2,470 Korean Women Determined by DNA Chip
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Testicular Cancer Incidence in Eight Northern European Countries: Secular and Recent Trends
Lorenzo Richiardi; Rino Bellocco; Hans-Olov Adami; Anna Torrång; Lotti Barlow; Timo Hakulinen; Mati Rahu; Aivars Stengrevics; Hans Storm; Steinar Tretli; Juozas Kurtinaitis; Jerzy E. Tyczynski; Olof Akre
View articletitled, Testicular Cancer Incidence in Eight Northern European Countries: Secular and Recent Trends
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Analysis of Phenanthrols in Human Urine by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry: Potential Use in Carcinogen Metabolite Phenotyping
Steven G. Carmella; Menglan Chen; Haruhiko Yagi; Donald M. Jerina; Stephen S. Hecht
View articletitled, Analysis of Phenanthrols in Human Urine by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry: Potential Use in Carcinogen Metabolite Phenotyping
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Colorectal Cancer and the Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase 677C → T and Methionine Synthase 2756A → G Polymorphisms: A Study of 2,168 Case-Control Pairs from the JANUS Cohort
Arve Ulvik; Stein Emil Vollset; Svein Hansen; Randi Gislefoss; Egil Jellum; Per Magne Ueland
View articletitled, Colorectal Cancer and the Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase 677C → T and Methionine Synthase 2756A → G Polymorphisms: A Study of 2,168 Case-Control Pairs from the JANUS Cohort
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Association of Genetic Variants in the Calcium-Sensing Receptor with Risk of Colorectal Adenoma
Ulrike Peters; Nilanjan Chatterjee; Meredith Yeager; Stephen J. Chanock; Robert E. Schoen; Katherine A. McGlynn; Timothy R. Church; Joel L. Weissfeld; Arthur Schatzkin; Richard B. Hayes
View articletitled, Association of Genetic Variants in the Calcium-Sensing Receptor with Risk of Colorectal Adenoma
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Amount, Type, and Timing of Recreational Physical Activity in Relation to Colon and Rectal Cancer in Older Adults: the Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort
Ann Chao; Cari J. Connell; Eric J. Jacobs; Marjorie L. McCullough; Alpa V. Patel; Eugenia E. Calle; Vilma E. Cokkinides; Michael J. Thun
View articletitled, Amount, Type, and Timing of Recreational Physical Activity in Relation to Colon and Rectal Cancer in Older Adults: the Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort
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Effect of Black Tea Intake on the Excretion of Mutagens in the Urine of Volunteers Taking a Beef Meal
Vikki R. Yoxall; Jacquie Bishop; Costas Ioannides
View articletitled, Effect of Black Tea Intake on the Excretion of Mutagens in the Urine of Volunteers Taking a Beef Meal
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Estrogen and Risk of Gastric Cancer: A Protective Effect in a Nationwide Cohort Study of Patients with Prostate Cancer in Sweden
Mats Lindblad; Weimin Ye; Carlos Rubio; Jesper Lagergren
View articletitled, Estrogen and Risk of Gastric Cancer: A Protective Effect in a Nationwide Cohort Study of Patients with Prostate Cancer in Sweden
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Longitudinal Associations of Age, Anthropometric and Lifestyle Factors with Serum Total Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I and IGF Binding Protein-3 Levels in Black and White Men: the CARDIA Male Hormone Study
Susan M. Gapstur; Peter Kopp; Brian C-H. Chiu; Peter H. Gann; Laura A. Colangelo; Kiang Liu
View articletitled, Longitudinal Associations of Age, Anthropometric and Lifestyle Factors with Serum Total Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I and IGF Binding Protein-3 Levels in Black and White Men: the CARDIA Male Hormone Study
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p53 Codon 72 and p21 Codon 31 Polymorphisms in Prostate Cancer
Shu-Pin Huang; Wen-Jeng Wu; Wun-Shaing Wayne Chang; Ming-Tsang Wu; Yun-Yun Chen; Yun-Ju Chen; Chia-Cheng Yu; Tony T. Wu; Ying-Huei Lee; Jong-Khing Huang; Chun-Hsiung Huang
View articletitled, <em>p53</em> Codon 72 and <em>p21</em> Codon 31 Polymorphisms in Prostate Cancer
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Randomized Study of High-Dose Pulse Calcitriol or Placebo prior to Radical Prostatectomy
Tomasz M. Beer; Anne Myrthue; Mark Garzotto; Michael F. O'Hara; Raymond Chin; Bruce A. Lowe; Michelle A. Montalto; Christopher L. Corless; W. David Henner
View articletitled, Randomized Study of High-Dose Pulse Calcitriol or Placebo prior to Radical Prostatectomy
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Physical Activity in Relation to All-Site and Lung Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Current and Former Smokers
Catherine M. Alfano; Robert C. Klesges; David M. Murray; Deborah J. Bowen; Anne McTiernan; Mark W. Vander Weg; Leslie A. Robinson; Brenda Cartmel; Mark D. Thornquist; Matt Barnett; Gary E. Goodman; Gilbert S. Omenn
View articletitled, Physical Activity in Relation to All-Site and Lung Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Current and Former Smokers
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Short Communications

Association between the Risk for Lung Adenocarcinoma and a (−4) G-to-A Polymorphism in the XPA Gene
Dorota Butkiewicz; Odilia Popanda; Angela Risch; Lutz Edler; Hendrik Dienemann; Volker Schulz; Klaus Kayser; Peter Drings; Helmut Bartsch; Peter Schmezer
View articletitled, Association between the Risk for Lung Adenocarcinoma and a (−4) G-to-A Polymorphism in the <em>XPA</em> Gene
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Polymorphism in the Thymidylate Synthase Promoter Enhancer Region and Risk of Colorectal Adenomas
Jia Chen; Charles Kyte; Wendy Chan; James G. Wetmur; Charles S. Fuchs; Edward Giovannucci
View articletitled, Polymorphism in the Thymidylate Synthase Promoter Enhancer Region and Risk of Colorectal Adenomas
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Variants of the IL8 and IL8RB Genes and Risk for Gastric Cardia Adenocarcinoma and Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Sharon A. Savage; Christian C. Abnet; Steven D. Mark; You-Lin Qiao; Zhi-Wei Dong; Sanford M. Dawsey; Philip R. Taylor; Stephen J. Chanock
View articletitled, Variants of the <em>IL8</em> and <em>IL8RB</em> Genes and Risk for Gastric Cardia Adenocarcinoma and Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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Uptake of Offer to Receive Genetic Information about BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in an Australian Population-Based Study
Louise A. Keogh; Melissa C. Southey; Judi Maskiell; Mary-Anne Young; Clara L. Gaff; Judy Kirk; Katherine M. Tucker; Doreen Rosenthal; Margaret R.E. McCredie; Graham G. Giles; John L. Hopper
View articletitled, Uptake of Offer to Receive Genetic Information about <em>BRCA1</em> and <em>BRCA2</em> Mutations in an Australian Population-Based Study
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Effects of Alcohol and Menstrual Cycle on Insulin-like Growth Factor-I and Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3
Jackie A. Lavigne; Heather H. Wimbrow; Beverly A. Clevidence; Paul S. Albert; Marsha E. Reichman; William S. Campbell; J. Carl Barrett; Stephen D. Hursting; Joseph T. Judd; Philip R. Taylor
View articletitled, Effects of Alcohol and Menstrual Cycle on Insulin-like Growth Factor-I and Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3
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MTHFR Polymorphisms and Risk of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Matthew F. Rudd; Gabrielle S. Sellick; Ruth Allinson; Estella Matutes; Daniel Catovsky; Richard S. Houlston
View articletitled, <em>MTHFR</em> Polymorphisms and Risk of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
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Population-Based Prevalence and Age Distribution of Human Papillomavirus Among Women in Santiago, Chile
Catterina Ferreccio; Rodrigo B. Prado; Amaranta V. Luzoro; Sandra Ll. Ampuero; Peter J.F. Snijders; Chris J.L.M. Meijer; Salvatore V. Vaccarella; Alejandro T. Jara; Klaus I. Puschel; Sylvia C. Robles; Rolando Herrero; Silvia F. Franceschi; Jose M. Ojeda
View articletitled, Population-Based Prevalence and Age Distribution of Human Papillomavirus Among Women in Santiago, Chile
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Null Results in Brief

Cohort Study of Tofu Intake and Prostate Cancer: No Apparent Association
Abraham M.Y. Nomura; Jean H. Hankin; James Lee; Grant N. Stemmermann
View articletitled, Cohort Study of Tofu Intake and Prostate Cancer: No Apparent Association
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No Association between a Tetranucleotide Repeat Polymorphism of CYP19 and Prostate Cancer
Li Li; Mine S. Cicek; Graham Casey; John S. Witte
View articletitled, No Association between a Tetranucleotide Repeat Polymorphism of <em>CYP19</em> and Prostate Cancer
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No Association of Polymorphisms in CYP17, CYP19, and HSD17-B1 with Plasma Estradiol Concentrations in 1,090 British Women
Ruth C. Travis; Michael Churchman; Sarah A. Edwards; Gillian Smith; Pia K. Verkasalo; C. Roland Wolf; Helga Wolf; Timothy J. Key
View articletitled, No Association of Polymorphisms in <em>CYP17</em>, <em>CYP19</em>, and <em>HSD17-B1</em> with Plasma Estradiol Concentrations in 1,090 British Women
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Letters to the Editor

Evidence for an Association between JC Virus and Colorectal Neoplasia
C. Richard Boland, M.D.
View articletitled, Evidence for an Association between JC Virus and Colorectal Neoplasia
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Acknowledgment to Reviewers

Acknowledgment to Reviewers
View articletitled, Acknowledgment to Reviewers
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