Article
Pathology of ovarian cancers in BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Apr 2004
Lakhani Sunil R, Manek Sanjiv, Penault-Llorca Frederique, Flanagan Adrienne, Arnout Laurent, Merrett Samantha, McGuffog Lesley, Steele Dawn, Devilee Peter, Klijn Jan G M, Meijers-Heijboer Hanne, Radice Paolo, Pilotti Silvana, Nevanlinna Heli, Butzow Ralf, Sobol Hagay, Jacquemier Jocylyne, Lyonet Dominique Stoppa, Neuhausen Susan L, Weber Barbara, Wagner Teresa, Winqvist Robert, Bignon Yves-Jean, Monti Franco, Schmitt Fernando, Lenoir Gilbert, Seitz Susanne, Hamman Ute, Pharoah Paul, Lane Geoff, Ponder Bruce, Bishop D Timothy, Easton Douglas F
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PURPOSE: Germline mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes confer increased susceptibility to ovarian cancer. There is evidence that tumors in carriers may exhibit a distinct distribution of pathological features, but previous studies on the pathology of such tumors have been small. Our aim was to evaluate the morphologies and immunophenotypes in a large cohort of patients with familial ovarian cancer. EXPERIMENTAL...
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