BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations account for a large proportion of ovarian carcinoma cases

Abstract

It is believed that BRCA1 and BRCA2 germline mutations account for the majority of hereditary ovarian carcinomas; however, to the authors' knowledge, there are scant data on the prevalence and spectrum of mutations, genotype/phenotype correlations, tumor histology, and family history characteristics. To address this gap, the authors conducted a population‐based study of 232 incident epithelial ovarian carcinomas in the Tampa Bay area.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Nov 14, 2005
Source ID
10.1002/cncr.21536

Entities

People

  • Alan B Cantor
  • George Wilbanks
  • Hector Arango
  • James Fiorica
  • James Lapolla
  • Jeffrey P Krischer
  • Jenny Permuth‐wey
  • Judith A. Betts
  • Katie Wakeley
  • Martin A. Martino
  • Mitchell Hoffman
  • Rebecca Sutphen
  • Santo Nicosia
  • Tuya Pal

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Molecular and genetic basis of cancer.