## BACKGROUND. As part of the hereditary nonpolyposis colon carcinoma (HNPCC) constellation of neoplasia caused by defects in mismatch repair genes, some endometrial carcinomas are known to have a genetic contribution to etiology. However, most endometrial carcinomas occur in postmenopausal women
Family history and the risk of endometrial cancer
β Scribed by Fabio Parazzini; Carlo La Vecchia; Simona Moroni; Liliane Chatenoud; Elena Ricci
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 341 KB
- Volume
- 59
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-7136
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