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The expression of BRCA1, P53, KAI1, and Nm23 in ovaries of BRCA1 mutation carriers after prophylactic adnexectomy.
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics - 1 Oct 2013
Markowska J, Bar J, Mądry R, Słomska I, Mardas M, Grabowski J P
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INTRODUCTION: High mortality rate, absence of reliable methods for early diagnosis and poor prognosis of advanced ovarian cancer prompted to investigate the role of prophylactic oophorectomy in BRCA1 mutation carriers as well as evaluate the expression of BRCA1, p53, Nm23, and KAI1 proteins in ovarian tissue from these patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ovaries from BRCA1 mutation carriers underwent prophylactic...
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