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Changes in the mouse estrus cycle in response to BRCA1 inactivation suggest a potential link between risk factors for familial and sporadic ovarian cancer.
Cancer research - 1 Jan 2010
Hong Hao, Yen Hai-Yun, Brockmeyer Amy, Liu Ying, Chodankar Rajas, Pike Malcolm C, Stanczyk Frank Z, Maxson Robert, Dubeau Louis
Abstract excerpt
Menstrual cycle activity is the most important risk factor for sporadic serous ovarian carcinoma, whereas a germ-line mutation in BRCA1 is the most important risk factor for the familial form. Given the rarity of BRCA1 mutations in sporadic ovarian cancers, we hypothesized that BRCA1 influences t...
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