• DOI:10.1007/s10549-006-9220-1
Corpus ID: 19572648

Premature Menopause in Patients with BRCA1 Gene Mutation

@article{Rzepkagrska2006PrematureMI,
  title={Premature Menopause in Patients with BRCA1 Gene Mutation},
  author={I. Rzepka-g{\'o}rska and B. Tarnowski and A. Chudecka-Głaz and B. G{\'o}rski and D. Zielińska and A. Tołoczko-Grabarek},
  journal={Breast Cancer Research and Treatment},
  year={2006},
  volume={100},
  pages={59-63}
}

I. Rzepka-górska, B. Tarnowski, +3 authors A. Tołoczko-Grabarek

Published 2006

Biology, Medicine

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

This study was undertaken with regard to the gonadotropin theory of ovarian cancer advocated in the literature and was designed to disclose specific features of ovarian morphology in carriers of the BRCA1 gene mutation. We enrolled 171 patients and divided them into two groups: A (n=90)—operated for breast cancer (30 patients with and 60 without the BRCA1 mutation); B (n=81)—with the BRCA1 mutation qualified for preventive adnexectomy. According to the authors’ classification described herein… CONTINUE READING

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