Diagnostic markers for the detection of ovarian cancer in BRCA1 mutation carriers.

Diagnostic markers for the detection of ovarian cancer in BRCA1 mutation carriers.

Screening for ovarian cancer (OC) in women at high risk consists of a combination of carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA125) and transvaginal ultrasound, despite their low sensitivity and specificity. This could be improved by the combination of several biomarkers, which has been shown in average risk pati...

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Main Authors: Daphne Gschwantler-Kaulich, Sigrid Weingartshofer, Christine Rappaport-Fürhauser, Robert Zeillinger, Dietmar Pils, Daniela Muhr, Elena I Braicu, Marie-Therese Kastner, Yen Y Tan, Lorenz Semmler, Jalid Sehouli, Christian F Singer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5731824?pdf=render

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