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Association of a PARK2 Germline Variant and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer in a Southern Brazilian Population.
Oncology - 1 Jan 2016
Klimczak Phamela Ferreira, Ventury Danielle Hornung, Faucz Fabio Rueda, Settas Nikolaos, Machado de Souza Cleber, Sotomaior Vanessa Santos
Abstract excerpt
Ovarian cancer (OC) is the eighth most common cancer among women in Brazil and seventh in the world population. OC has a high mortality rate and is difficult to diagnose. Currently, OC detection most often occurs at an advanced stage of the disease due to its silent progression, which contributes to the high mortality rate. Available genetic markers are not considered specifically enough for an initial and...
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