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Breast Cancer
Reports outline breast cancer research from M.H. Wu and colleagues
August 14th, 2008
According to a study from Taipei, Taiwan, "The length of a polymorphic CAG repeat in exon 1 of the androgen receptor (AR) is inversely correlated with AR transactivation activity. As heightened androgenic stimulation malt oppose breast cell proliferation, which is mediated by AR, we examined whether AR-CAG repeat lengths are related to breast cancer susceptibility." "A nested case-control study of 88 newly diagnosed cases of breast cancer between 1992 and 2000 and 334 matched controls was carried out in Taiwanese women. Risk factors were obtained through a standardized questionnaire interview and blood samples were collected and used to determine the number of AR-CAG...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-08-14)
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