A genetic mechanism may be responsible for the increased incidence of ovarian cancer in some infertile women (ie, those who failed to conceive despite treatment).
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Nieto, J. J., Rolfe, K. J., MacLean, A. B., & Hardiman, P. (1999). Ovarian cancer and infertility: a genetic link?. *Lancet (London, England)*, *354*(9179), 649. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(99)02250-3
Nieto JJ, Rolfe KJ, MacLean AB, Hardiman P. Ovarian cancer and infertility: a genetic link?. Lancet. 1999;354(9179):649. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(99)02250-3
Nieto, J. J., et al. "Ovarian cancer and infertility: a genetic link?." *Lancet (London, England)*, vol. 354, no. 9179, 1999, pp. 649.
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