Hereditary ovarian cancer.

Article

Hereditary ovarian cancer.

Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology - 1 Feb 1997

Langston A A, Ostrander E A

Abstract excerpt

Ovarian cancer has been described in association with three autosomal dominant syndromes: familial site-specific ovarian cancer, familial breast and ovarian cancer, and the hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer syndrome. It appears that most breast-ovarian and site-specific ovarian cancer families...

Topics

Breast Neoplasms
Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis
Female
Genes, BRCA1
Genetic Counseling
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Mutation
Ovarian Diseases
Syndrome

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