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BRCA1-related and sporadic ovarian cancer in the same family: implications for genetic testing.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Dec 1999
Richards W E, Gallion H H, Schmittschmitt J P, Holladay D V, Smith S A
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to present a family with both BRCA1-related and sporadic ovarian cancer and address current difficulties in genetic testing. METHODS: BRCA1 mutation detection was performed on a family having four confirmed cases of ovarian cancer, two cases of breast cancer, and one case each of colon, stomach, and prostate cancer. The incidence and types of cancer were consistent with a...
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