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Familial ovarian malignancy.
Hospital medicine (London, England : 1998) - 1 Aug 2000
Crawford R, Everest S, Mackay J
Abstract excerpt
Familial ovarian cancer is a subset of ovarian cancer where there appears to be a definable genetic link in families. It accounts for less than 5% of cases of ovarian cancer seen at present. The main genes responsible, BRCA1 and BRCA2, are discussed. Screening and the prophylactic measures for women identified having a genetic trait are discussed.
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