Diseases

Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome

Autosomal dominant HEREDITARY CANCER SYNDROME in which a mutation most often in either BRCA1 or BRCA2 is associated with a significantly increased risk for breast and ovarian cancers.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Autosomal dominant HEREDITARY CANCER SYNDROME in which a mutation most often in either BRCA1 or BRCA2 is associated with a significantly increased risk for breast and ovarian cancers.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • HBOC Syndrome
  • HBOC Syndromes
  • Syndrome, HBOC
  • Syndromes, HBOC

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with histological type of neoplasm (IM) if pertinent

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History Note

2012

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Previous Indexing

  • Breast Neoplasms (1984-2011)
  • Ovarian Neoplasms (1989-2011)

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  2. C04w.588.322w.455w.431w
  3. C04w.700w.517w
  4. C12.050.351.500w.056.630w.705w.431w
  5. C12.050.351.937w.418.685w.431w
  6. C12.100w.250w.056.630w.705w.431w
  7. C12.900w.418.685w.431w
  8. C16w.320w.700w.517w
  9. C17.800w.090w.500.483w
  10. C19w.344w.410w.431w
  11. C19w.391.630w.705w.431w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D061325. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D061325
  2. Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hereditary_breast%E2%80%93ovarian_cancer_syndrome
  3. Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19000660