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BRCA1 gene mutations may explain more than 80% of excess number of ovarian cancer cases after breast cancer - a population based study from the Western Sweden Health Care region.
Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) - 1 Apr 2010
Einbeigi Zakaria, Enerbäck Charlotta, Wallgren Arne, Nordling Margareta, Karlsson Per
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AIM: In a previous cohort study, we showed that there was a significant variation in the frequency of ovarian cancer after having breast cancer in Sweden, with the highest risk occuring in the Western region. The present study aimed to evaluate whether the high prevalence of the founder mutation...
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