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Genetic risk factors for ovarian cancer and their role for endometriosis risk.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Apr 2017
Burghaus Stefanie, Fasching Peter A, Häberle Lothar, Rübner Matthias, Büchner Kathrin, Blum Simon, Engel Anne, Ekici Arif B, Hartmann Arndt, Hein Alexander, Beckmann Matthias W, Renner Stefan P
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OBJECTIVE: Several genetic variants have been validated as risk factors for ovarian cancer. Endometriosis has also been described as a risk factor for ovarian cancer. Identifying genetic risk factors that are common to the two diseases might help improve our understanding of the molecular pathogenesis potentially linking the two conditions. METHODS: In a hospital-based case-control analysis, 12 single nucleotide...
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