Article
[Characteristics of selected features of hereditary ovarian cancer in carriers of constitutional BRCA1 gene mutation].
Ginekologia polska - 1 Nov 2002
Menkiszak Janusz, Górski Bohdan, Jakubowska Anna, Gronwald Jacek, Huzarski Tomasz, Byrski Tomasz, Foszczyńska-Kłoda Małgorzata, Fliciński Jacek, Brzosko Marek, Rzepka-Górska Izabella, Jan Lubiński
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hereditary ovarian cancer in BRCA1 constitutional mutation carriers shows a characteristic clinical pattern. AIM OF THE STUDY: Evaluation of the type of mutation, age of onset, clinical stage (FIGO) and morphological grade (G) of ovarian cancers in BRCA1 mutation carriers. MATERIAL AND METHOD: We analyzed 16 cases of hereditary ovarian cancers from 14 families. The cases were included into studied...
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