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Breast Cancer
Researchers' work from University of Utah focuses on breast cancer
May 1st, 2008
"The association between obesity and breast cancer risk is complex. We examined whether the association between body size and breast cancer risk is modified by interleukin-6 (IL6) genotype," scientists in the United States report. "Five polymorphisms in the IL- 6 gene (rs1800797/-596A >G, rs1800796/-572G >C, rs1800795/-174G >C, rs2069832/IVS2G >A, and rs2069849 exon 5 C>T) were studied. We investigated IL6 genotypes and haplotypes with indicators of body size among non-Hispanic white (NHW) and Hispanic/American Indian (AI) breast cancer cases and controls living in the Southwestern United States. We observed lower mean levels of BMI among NHW women who...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-05-01)
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