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Breast Cancer
Studies from Y.F. Huang and co-researchers yield new data on breast cancer
June 4th, 2009
"CYP1B1 is a key enzyme involved in estrogen metabolism and may Play an important role in the development and progression of breast cancer. In a population-based case-control study, we examined eight CYP1B1 haplotype-tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms in relation to invasive breast cancer risk," scientists writing in the journal Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention report. "Analyses were based on 1,655 cases and 1,470 controls; all women were Caucasian. Among the individual single nucleotide polymorphisms, one (rs9341266) was associated with increased risk of breast cancer P-trend = 0.021), although the association was no longer significant after...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-06-04)
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