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Breast Cancer Genetics
Reports from Medical Research Council Dunn Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Oncology advance knowledge in breast cancer genetics
February 1st, 2007
New research, "Implications of gene-environment interaction in studies of gene variants in breast cancer: an example of dietary isoflavones and the D356N polymorphism in the sex hormone-binding globulin gene," is the subject of a report. "Studies to identify common genetic variants contributing to breast cancer risk often yield inconsistent results. Breast cancer is a complex disease involving both genetic and environmental determinants," scientists in London, the United Kingdom report. "Dietary isoflavones are thought to reduce breast cancer risk by stimulating circulating sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) levels. The SHBG gene contains a D356N polymorphism and the N...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2007-02-01)
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