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Cancer Genetics
Association studied between breast density and estrogen-linked gene variants
January 13th, 2005
Cancer researchers recently presented findings of a cross-sectional study they conducted to determine "if polymorphisms in genes that code for enzymes involved in the production and metabolism of estrogens are associated with mammographic density, a strong predictor of breast cancer risk." According to G. Maskarinec and colleagues, Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, Honolulu, their "study included 328 healthy women of different ethnicities who underwent mammographic screening and donated a blood or mouthwash sample for DNA analysis." "After digitizing craniocaudal views of the mammograms, we performed computer-assisted mammographic density assessment....
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-01-13)
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