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Breast Cancer
Apolipoprotein E polymorphism may be a risk factor for breast cancer
June 16th, 2005
Apolipoprotein E polymorphism may be a risk factor for breast cancer. According to recent research from Taiwan, "Apolipoprotein E (APOE) polymorphism plays an important role in lipid metabolism. Preliminary evidence suggests that APOE genotype appears to be a risk factor for not only cardiovascular disease, but also Alzheimer's disease and cancer." "We screened the APOE genotype in 290 breast cancer patients and 232 noncancer controls and determined the relationship between APOE gene polymorphism and breast cancer in Taiwan," reported N.W. Chang and associates at the Chinese Medical University. "We found risk for breast cancer was...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-06-16)
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