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Androgen receptor exon 1 CAG repeat length and risk of ovarian cancer.
International journal of cancer - 1 Sept 2000
Spurdle A B, Webb P M, Chen X, Martin N G, Giles G G, Hopper J L, Chenevix-Trench G
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiological studies indicate that ovarian cancer is an endocrine-related tumour. We conducted a case-control comparison to assess the androgen receptor (AR) exon 1 polymorphic CAG repeat length (CAG(n)) as a risk factor for epithelial ovarian cancer. AR CAG(n) was determined for 319 case subjects with ovarian adenocarcinoma and 853 unaffected control subjects (comprising 300 unrelated adult female monozygotic...
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