The inherited genetics of ovarian and endometrial cancer.

doi:10.1016/j.gde.2010.03.001

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The inherited genetics of ovarian and endometrial cancer.

Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Jun 2010

Gayther Simon A, Pharoah Paul D P

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Endometrial and epithelial ovarian cancers are the fourth and fifth most common cancers in women in developed countries, after breast, lung, and colorectal cancer. In the United States alone, in 2008 there were about 40,000 new diagnoses of endometrial cancer and 7500 disease-related deaths. For ovarian cancer, there were about 22,000 new diagnoses and 15,000 deaths over the same period. The purpose of this...

Topics

Endometrial Neoplasms
Family Health
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genome-Wide Association Study
Humans
Ovarian Neoplasms
Penetrance
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Risk Factors

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PMID: 20456938
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2010.03.001
PMCID: PMC3073171

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