The association of polymorphisms in hormone metabolism pathway genes, menopausal hormone therapy, and breast cancer risk: a nested case-control study in the California Teachers Study cohort

INTRODUCTION: The female sex steroids estrogen and progesterone are important in breast cancer etiology. It therefore seems plausible that variation in genes involved in metabolism of these hormones may affect breast cancer risk, and that these associations may vary depending on menopausal status an...

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Main Authors: Lee, Eunjung, Schumacher, Fredrick, Lewinger, Juan Pablo, Neuhausen, Susan L, Anton-Culver, Hoda, Horn-Ross, Pamela L, Henderson, Katherine D, Ziogas, Argyrios, Van Den Berg, David, Bernstein, Leslie, Ursin, Giske
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Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3219200/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21457551
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/bcr2859
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