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Analysis of CHEK2 gene for ovarian cancer susceptibility.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Oct 2004
Baysal Bora E, DeLoia Julie A, Willett-Brozick Joan E, Goodman Marc T, Brady Mark F, Modugno Francesmary, Lynch Henry T, Conley Yvette P, Watson Patrice, Gallion Holly H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: A deletion variant in the CHEK2 gene (del1100C) has been implicated as a low-penetrance risk factor for breast cancer. We sought to determine contribution of CHEK2 mutations to the etiology of ovarian cancer (OvCa). METHODS: We used cases ascertained from the United States through Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) protocols 172, 182, and 144, the University of Hawaii Cancer Research Center, and...
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