Article
Gray matter volume in women with the BRCA mutation with and without ovarian removal
2023-11-16
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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Objective</h4> Ovarian removal prior to spontaneous/natural menopause (SM) is associated with increased risk of late life dementias including Alzheimer’s disease. This increased risk may be related to the sudden and early loss of endogenous estradiol. Women with breast cancer gene mutations (BRCAm) are counselled to undergo oophorectomy prior to SM to significantly reduce their risk of deve...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 1aadfeb3-1183-594e-829a-94ec9411a5e7
- DOI
- 10.1101/2023.11.14.566928
