Polymorphic variation of genes in the fibrinolytic system and the risk of ovarian cancer.

Polymorphic variation of genes in the fibrinolytic system and the risk of ovarian cancer.

INTRODUCTION: The etiology of ovarian cancer is largely unknown. One hypothesis is that the inefficient removal of the blood clots and fibrin products which are deposited in the vicinity of the ovary by retrograde menstruation might be associated with an increased risk of ovarian cancer. Several sin...

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Main Authors: Yaakov Bentov, Theodore J Brown, Mohammad R Akbari, Robert Royer, Harvey Risch, Barry Rosen, John McLaughlin, Ping Sun, Shiyu Zhang, Steven A Narod, Robert F Casper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2691597?pdf=render

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