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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2003 95(21):1640; doi:10.1093/jnci/djg102
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Re: Gynecologic Surgeries and Risk of Ovarian Cancer in Women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 Ashkenazi Founder Mutations: An Israeli Population-Based Case-Control Study

William D. Foulkes, Steven A. Narod, Kenneth Swenerton, Karen Panabaker, Lucy Gilbert

Affiliations of authors: Program in Cancer Genetics (WDF), Division of Gynecological Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (LG), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Centre for Research in Women's Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada (SAN); Hereditary Cancer Program, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (KS, KP).

Correspondence to: William D. Foulkes, MB, PhD, Montreal General Hospital, Rm. L10-116, 1650 Cedar Ave., Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada (e-mail: william.foulkes@mcgill.ca).

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The article by Rutter et al. (1) is an important addition to the literature. It is noteworthy that of the eight cases of presumed papillary serous carcinoma of the peritoneum reported by the authors, five occurred in BRCA1 mutation carriers, two occurred in non-carriers, and one affected woman was not tested. There were no cases of papillary serous carcinoma of the peritoneum . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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