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Article: Ovarian surface epithelium: Family history and early events in ovarian cancer

TitleOvarian surface epithelium: Family history and early events in ovarian cancer
Authors
Issue Date2003
PublisherBioMed Central Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.rbej.com/home
Citation
Reproductive Biology And Endocrinology, 2003, v. 1 How to Cite?
AbstractOvarian cancer is the most common cause of death from gynecological cancers in the Western world. There are many genetic and environmental factors which can influence a woman's risk of getting ovarian cancer. A strong family history of breast or ovarian cancer is definitely one of the most important and best-defined epidemiological risk factors. This review evaluates current knowledge of hereditary ovarian cancer. Histologic, cytologic and molecular studies on the ovarian surface epithelium (OSE), which is the origin of ovarian epithelial carcinomas, from women with a strong family history for ovarian carcinomas or with a mutation in one of the two known cancer susceptibility genes - BRCA1 and BRCA2, provide a background to facilitate understanding of the early changes in ovarian carcinogenesis. This overview is followed by a discussion of recent hypotheses and research on two questions. First, is there a mutational hotspot of BRCA mutation for ovarian cancer? Second, why do mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2, which are ubiquitously expressed genes that participate in general cellular activities, lead preferentially to breast and ovarian cancer? © 2003 Wong and Auersperg; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/42266
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2023 Impact Factor: 4.2
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.208
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dc.contributor.authorAuersperg, Nen_HK
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dc.date.issued2003en_HK
dc.identifier.citationReproductive Biology And Endocrinology, 2003, v. 1en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1477-7827en_HK
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dc.description.abstractOvarian cancer is the most common cause of death from gynecological cancers in the Western world. There are many genetic and environmental factors which can influence a woman's risk of getting ovarian cancer. A strong family history of breast or ovarian cancer is definitely one of the most important and best-defined epidemiological risk factors. This review evaluates current knowledge of hereditary ovarian cancer. Histologic, cytologic and molecular studies on the ovarian surface epithelium (OSE), which is the origin of ovarian epithelial carcinomas, from women with a strong family history for ovarian carcinomas or with a mutation in one of the two known cancer susceptibility genes - BRCA1 and BRCA2, provide a background to facilitate understanding of the early changes in ovarian carcinogenesis. This overview is followed by a discussion of recent hypotheses and research on two questions. First, is there a mutational hotspot of BRCA mutation for ovarian cancer? Second, why do mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2, which are ubiquitously expressed genes that participate in general cellular activities, lead preferentially to breast and ovarian cancer? © 2003 Wong and Auersperg; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.en_HK
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dc.subject.meshBreast neoplasmsen_HK
dc.subject.meshCarcinomaen_HK
dc.subject.meshCell transformation, neoplasticen_HK
dc.subject.meshCells, cultureden_HK
dc.subject.meshEpithelial cellsen_HK
dc.titleOvarian surface epithelium: Family history and early events in ovarian canceren_HK
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dc.identifier.emailWong, AST: awong1@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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