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Ovarian cancer predisposition beyond BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.
International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society - 1 Nov 2020
Pietragalla Antonella, Arcieri Martina, Marchetti Claudia, Scambia Giovanni, Fagotti Anna
Abstract excerpt
Several genes associated with hereditary ovarian cancer have been discovered as a result of the work done with next generation sequencing. It is estimated that approximately 23% of ovarian carcinomas have a hereditary predisposition. The most common hereditary condition is represented by germline mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes that account for 20-25% of high grade serous ovarian cancer. A number of other...
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