Matheson J A, Matheson H, Anderson S A
J R Coll Gen Pract. 1981 Dec;31(233):743-5.
This paper reports an apparently hereditary ovarian carcinoma in the authors' family. A grandmother, her daughter and five granddaughters have been affected. Three of the granddaughters were sisters. The mode of transmission appears to be autosomal dominant, with males capable of being carriers. Present methods of record-keeping make it difficult to link affected females in a family. Further studies are required to find the true incidence of familial ovarian cancer.
本文报道了作者家族中一种明显具有遗传性的卵巢癌。一位祖母、她的女儿以及五个孙女都受到了影响。其中三个孙女是姐妹。这种遗传方式似乎是常染色体显性遗传,男性也可能是携带者。目前的记录保存方法使得在一个家族中追踪受影响的女性变得困难。需要进一步的研究来确定家族性卵巢癌的真实发病率。