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Breast Cancer
Research conducted at Erlangen University has updated our knowledge about breast cancer
November 20th, 2008
" Estrogen exposure is involved in both breast cancer susceptibility and the prognosis in patients with breast cancer. Aromatase is involved in the production of estrogens, and altered expression of it might be associated with the prognosis," scientists writing in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment report. "The aim of this study was to examine the effect of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the aromatase gene, CYP19A1, on the prognosis, and in relation to tumor and patient characteristics in a cohort of breast cancer patients. Patients and methods The cohort analyzed in this study consisted of 1,257 patients with invasive primary breast...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-11-20)
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