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Reproductive hormones, cancers, and conditions in relation to a common genetic variant of luteinizing hormone.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) - 1 Oct 2000
Cramer D W, Petterson K S, Barbieri R L, Huhtaniemi I T
Abstract excerpt
A variant of the beta-subunit of luteinizing hormone (v-LH) is more common among populations also at higher risk for breast and ovarian cancer. To explore the possible relationship between these cancers and v-LH, we examined its frequency in premenopausal women, including 100 with a family history of ovarian cancer, 94 with carcinoma- in-situ of the breast, and 153 age and residence-matched controls. Reproductive...
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