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Hereditary and familial ovarian cancer in southern ontario
15 Oct 1994
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BACKGROUND: Hereditary ovarian cancer may be site specific or may appear in combination with breast cancer or other cancers in a family. The most common hereditary form is the breast-ovarian cancer syndrome. It is estimated that in 100% of these families, there is linkage to a cancer susceptibility gene on chromosome 17q, BRCA1. METHODS: A positive family history of breast or ovarian cancer was reported for 71 of...
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