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Cytochrome P450c17alpha gene (CYP17) polymorphism predicts use of hormone replacement therapy.
Cancer research - 15 Aug 1999
Feigelson H S, McKean-Cowdin R, Pike M C, Coetzee G A, Kolonel L N, Nomura A M, Le Marchand L, Henderson B E
Abstract excerpt
We investigated whether a polymorphism in the cytochrome P450c17alpha gene (CYP17), which is associated with higher endogenous hormone levels, influences the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). The study included 749 postmenopausal women ages 44-75 years at baseline randomly selected from a larger multiethnic cohort. African-American, Japanese, Latina, and white women were included in the study. Women who...
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