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Breast Cancer
Genetic polymorphisms influence risk & survival of breast cancer in Korean women
July 21st, 2005
Genetic polymorphisms influence risk and survival of breast cancer in Korean women. "We examined whether common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in SULT1A1 (c.779G>A, *14A>G, and *85C>T) and SULT1E1 (IVS1-447C>A, IVS4-1653T>C, and *959G>A) genes influenced the risk and survival of breast cancer. Our study population consisted of 989 histologically confirmed sporadic breast cancer patients and 1,054 controls without history of cancer recruited from 3 teaching hospitals in Seoul," investigators in South Korea report. "Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were estimated by logistic regression model," stated J.Y....
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-07-21)
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