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Jefferies, S., Eeles, R., Goldgar, D. et al. The role of genetic factors in predisposition to squamous cell cancer of the head and neck. Br J Cancer 79, 865–867 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6690138
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