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Frequency of BRCA mutations in primary peritoneal carcinoma in Israeli Jewish women.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Jan 2003
Menczer J, Chetrit A, Barda G, Lubin F, Fishler Y, Altaras M, Levavi H, Struewing J P, Sadetzki S, Modan B
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to compare demographic and clinical characteristics of primary peritoneal carcinoma (PPC) to ovarian carcinoma (OvC) with regard to BRCA mutation frequencies. METHODS: Incident cases of histologically confirmed cancer of the ovary or peritoneum diagnosed in Israeli Jewish women between March 1, 1994, and June 30, 1999, were identified within the framework of an ongoing...
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