Ovarian cancer among 8,005 women from a breast cancer family history clinic: no increased risk of invasive ovarian cancer in families testing negative for BRCA1 and BRCA2.
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Centre for Health Informatics, Institute of Population Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.Issue Date
2013-06
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Mutations in BRCA1/2 genes confer ovarian, alongside breast, cancer risk. We examined the risk of developing ovarian cancer in BRCA1/2-positive families and if this risk is extended to BRCA negative families.Citation
Ovarian cancer among 8,005 women from a breast cancer family history clinic: no increased risk of invasive ovarian cancer in families testing negative for BRCA1 and BRCA2. 2013, 50 (6):368-72 J Med GenetJournal
Journal of Medical GeneticsDOI
10.1136/jmedgenet-2013-101607PubMed ID
23539753Type
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1468-6244ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1136/jmedgenet-2013-101607
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