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Clinical and genetic evaluation of thirty ovarian cancer families.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology - 1 Jan 1998
Zweemer R P, Verheijen R H, Gille J J, van Diest P J, Pals G, Menko F H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Our purpose was to determine the prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 germline mutations among patients from ovarian cancer families and to evaluate age at diagnosis, histologic diagnosis, and International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage in this group. STUDY DESIGN: We reviewed 50 ovarian cancer patients from 30 ovarian cancer families and compared relevant clinical characteristics with those...
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