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. 1999 Mar 20;318(7186):786-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7186.786.

Forth nightly review: hereditary ovarian carcinoma

L Kasprzak  1 , W D Foulkes, A N Shelling
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Forth nightly review: hereditary ovarian carcinoma

L Kasprzak et al. BMJ. .
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Pedigree of family with site specific ovarian cancer. Black symbols indicate affected members; numbers in parentheses give age at diagnosis. A BRCA1 mutation was identified in several affected people
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