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BRCA1 germline mutations and polymorphisms in a clinic-based series of ovarian cancer cases: a Gynecologic Oncology Group study.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Dec 2001
Smith S A, Richards W E, Caito K, Hanjani P, Markman M, DeGeest K, Gallion H H
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OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to determine the frequency of BRCA1 gene alterations in an unselected, clinic-based series of ovarian cancer cases; to evaluate the usefulness of family history in predicting the likelihood of a disease-causing mutation; and to document the occurrence of polymorphic variants in BRCA1 and to determine their distribution among families accordingly to history of breast and/or...
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