Article
Frequency of BRCA1 dysfunction in ovarian cancer.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 2 Jan 2002
Geisler John P, Hatterman-Zogg Melanie A, Rathe Jennifer A, Buller Richard E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ovarian cancer is one of the most common hereditary cancers in women. Mutations in the BRCA1 gene increase a woman's risk of ovarian cancer. Testing for BRCA1 mutations is cumbersome and impractical for large populations. Therefore, we developed an efficient strategy to detect various types of BRCA1 dysfunction and also determined the relative frequency of BRCA1 dysfunction in ovarian cancer. METHODS:...
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