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Fallopian tube and primary peritoneal carcinomas associated with BRCA mutations.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 15 Nov 2003
Levine Douglas A, Argenta Peter A, Yee Cindy J, Marshall David S, Olvera Narciso, Bogomolniy Faina, Rahaman Jamal A, Robson Mark E, Offit Kenneth, Barakat Richard R, Soslow Robert A, Boyd Jeff
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PURPOSE: The aims of this study were to determine the incidence of BRCA mutations among Ashkenazi Jewish patients with fallopian tube carcinoma (FTC) or primary peritoneal carcinoma (PPC), to study the clinicopathologic features of these cancers, and to estimate the risks of these cancers in association with a BRCA mutation. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A retrospective review at two institutions identified 29 Jewish...
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