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Breast Cancer Risk Factors
Variation in Val-9Ala polymorphism was not shown to increase breast cancer risk
December 29th, 2005
The presence of a variation in the Val-9Ala polymorphism was not shown to increase breast cancer risk. "Excessive oxidative stress may induce and promote breast carcinogenesis," according to a recent article published in Cancer Causes & Control. "Manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) is critical to management of oxidative stress by catalyzing the formation of hydrogen peroxide from two superoxide anions." "To examine the relationship between MnSOD Val-9Ala polymorphism, breast cancer and potential modifiers," M.M. Gaudet and colleagues, "analyzed data from a large population-based case-control study. Study participants completed an...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-29)
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