Article
Segregation analysis of epithelial ovarian cancer in Finland.
British journal of cancer - 1 May 1998
Auranen A, Iselius L
Abstract excerpt
Epithelial ovarian cancer is known to aggregate in families. The dominantly inherited ovarian cancer predisposing genes, BRCA1, BRCA2 and genes involved in the hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) syndrome, have recently been identified. However, in the majority of families with mor...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Distribution
- Aged
- Carcinoma
- Female
- Finland
- Genes, BRCA1
- Genetic Markers
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Models, Genetic
- Ovarian Neoplasms
- Phenotype