Middle East Fertility Society Journal
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 241-247 , December 2011

Hereditary female cancers: Breast, ovarian, and endometrial

Received 21 October 2010 ,Accepted 10 December 2010.

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PII: S1110-5690(10)00177-9

doi: 10.1016/j.mefs.2010.12.003

Middle East Fertility Society Journal
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 241-247 , December 2011

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