hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome (DOID:5683)
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Synonyms: BRCA1- and BRCA2-associated hereditary breast and ovarian cancer; Breast and Ovarian Cancer syndrome; HBOC syndrome; Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer; Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer syndrome
Alt IDs: MESH:D061325, NCI:C8493, UMLS_CUI:C0677776
Definition: A syndrome characterized by the higher than normal tendency associated with BRCA1 and BRCA2 to develop breast and ovarian cancers in genetically related families.