Article
Relationship between number of ovulatory cycles and accumulation of mutant p53 in epithelial ovarian cancer.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 18 Nov 1998
Webb P M, Green A, Cummings M C, Purdie D M, Walsh M D, Chenevix-Trench G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It has been suggested that increased numbers of ovulations might increase the risk of p53 gene (also known as TP53) mutation in the ovarian epithelium, thereby leading to the development of cancer. The data supporting this hypothesis have come from an observation that accumulation of...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Australia
- Carcinoma
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Neoplasm Invasiveness
- Odds Ratio
- Ovarian Neoplasms
- Ovulation
- Prevalence
- Risk
- Risk Factors
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
