[Familial ovarian cancer].

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Ovarian cancer is the most lethal disease in gynecological malignancy. Approximately 5-10% of cases are thought to have a hereditary basis, and family history is the strongest risk factor for the development of the disease. Familial ovarian cancer occurs as a part of three clinically distinct syndromes, site specific ovarian cancer families, breast ovarian cancer families, and hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal...

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