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CYP17 promotor polymorphism and ovarian cancer risk.
International journal of cancer - 1 May 2000
Spurdle A B, Chen X, Abbazadegan M, Martin N, Khoo S K, Hurst T, Ward B, Webb P M, Chenevix-Trench G
Abstract excerpt
The CYP17 gene encodes the cytochrome P450c17alpha enzyme, which functions at 2 different points in the steroid biosynthesis pathway, and is considered a candidate susceptibility gene for endocrine-related tumors. A T to C substitution polymorphism exists in the 5' promoter region of this gene, and creates an additional Sp1-type motif. Several studies have examined this polymorphism as a risk factor for breast...
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