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[Hereditary predisposition for the development of breast and ovarian carcinoma].
Casopis lekaru ceskych - 1 Jan 2004
Zikán M, Jancárková N, Pohlreich P, Matous B, Kleibl Z, Stríbrná J, Zivný J
Abstract excerpt
Part of breast and ovarian cancer cases develops on the hereditary predisposition, i.e. mutation in one of predisposing genes. Although this proportion is relatively small, 5-10% of all breast and ovarian carcinomas, it represents a group with clearly defined etiologic factor. Predictive analysis of unaffected family members allows to identify individuals at high risk of cancer and to include them into the...
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