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.

Authors
Ingham, S
Warwick, J
Buchan, I
Sahin, S
O'Hara, Catherine
Moran, Anthony
Howell, Anthony
Evans, D
Affiliation
Centre for Health Informatics, Institute of Population Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Issue Date
2013-06

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Abstract
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 Genet
Journal
Journal of Medical Genetics
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10541/297416
DOI
10.1136/jmedgenet-2013-101607
PubMed ID
23539753
Type
Article
Language
en
ISSN
1468-6244
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