Differences between hereditary and sporadic ovarian cancer

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 151-153

  Zweemer, R P ^a,b   Verheijen, R H M ^b   Menko, F H ^b   Gille, J J P ^b   Van Diest, P J ^b   Coebergh, J W ^c   Shaw, P A ^d   Jacobs, I J ^a   Kenemans, P ^b  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c The Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

BRCA1; Hereditary; Molecular genetics; Ovarian cancer

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN P53;

ADULT; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0032972397     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(98)00218-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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