Polymorphisms in hormone metabolism and growth factor genes and mammographic density in Norwegian postmenopausal hormone therapy users and non-users

INTRODUCTION: Mammographic density (MD) is one of the strongest known breast cancer risk factors. Estrogen and progestin therapy (EPT) has been associated with increases in MD. Dense breast tissue is characterized by increased stromal tissue and (to a lesser degree) increased numbers of breast epith...

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Main Authors: Ellingjord-Dale, Merete, Lee, Eunjung, Couto, Elisabeth, Ozhand, Ali, Qureshi, Samera Azeem, Hofvind, Solveig, Van Den Berg, David J, Akslen, Lars A, Grotmol, Tom, Ursin, Giske
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4053113/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23095343
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/bcr3337
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