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Induction of ovarian leiomyosarcomas in mice by conditional inactivation of Brca1 and p53.
PloS one - 31 Dec 2009
Quinn Bridget A, Brake Tiffany, Hua Xiang, Baxter-Jones Kimberly, Litwin Samuel, Ellenson Lora Hedrick, Connolly Denise C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Approximately one out of every ten cases of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is inherited. The majority of inherited cases of EOC result from mutations in the breast cancer associated gene 1 (BRCA1). In addition to mutation of BRCA1, mutation of the p53 gene is often found in patients...
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