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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Objective To identify risk factors for the presence of a non-invasive lesion of the fallopian tube in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation (abstract)



Objective

To identify risk factors for the presence of a non-invasive lesion of the fallopian tube in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation.

Conclusion

The prevalence of tubal p53 signature and TIC (tubal intra-epithelial carcinoma)  increases with age at salpingectomy and with BMI. Oral contraceptive use is associated with a decrease in the prevalence of TICs.