BRCA and early events in the development of serous ovarian cancer

Frontiers in Oncology

Volumn 4 JAN, Issue , 2014, Pages

  George, Sophia H L ^a   Shaw, Patricia ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

BRCA; Fallopian tube epithelium; High grade serous carcinoma

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN; PROTEIN P53; TRANSCRIPTOME;

CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA METHYLATION; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; OVARY CANCER; OVARY CARCINOMA; REVIEW; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84893661019     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2234943X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2014.00005     Document Type: Review

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