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Genetic factors in ovarian carcinoma.
Current oncology reports - 1 Jan 2001
Li A J, Karlan B Y
Abstract excerpt
Recent evidence indicates that inherited and acquired genetic mutations are the driving force behind carcinogenesis and cellular transformation. This review examines a number of proto-oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes that are associated with ovarian carcinomas, including p53, BRCA1, and BRCA2; mismatch repair genes such as hMSH2 and hMLH1; and PTEN, HER-2/neu, K-ras, fms, and AKT2. Novel genes recently...
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