hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome

Term ID

DOID:5683

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

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. (4)

References

• MESH:D061325
• NCI:C8493
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:718220008
• UMLS_CUI:C0677776

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:5683 )