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Epithelial ovarian carcinoma and European birthplace of grandparents.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Apr 2001
Harlap S, Olson S, Akhmedkhanov A, Barakat R R, Caputo T, Sanchez D, Xue X
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine whether the risk of ovarian carcinoma was related to latitude or to genetically based patterns of European geographic origin. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We studied the countries of origin of European-born grandparents of 168 newly diagnosed patients in two hospitals in New York City, compared with 159 controls from similar neighborhoods. We measured the risk of this...
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