Breast Cancer

Research from University of Toronto in the area of breast cancer published

Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 10th, 2008

According to recent research from Toronto, Canada, "Background The CYP1B1 gene is a polymorphic member of the P450 gene family and is considered to be a candidate gene for cancers of various types. Objective We inquired whether four SNPs in the CYP1B1 gene, alone or in combination, might be associated with breast cancer risk in Poland."

"Methods We genotyped 2017 cases of breast cancer and 876 controls, for four SNPs in the CYP1B1 gene. Genotype and haplotype frequencies were compared in cases and controls. Results In combinations of the R48G, A119S and L432V SNPs, four of the eight CYP1B1 haplotypes were more common in controls than in cases and each of these appeared...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-01-10)

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