Article
CYP17 promoter polymorphism and breast cancer in Australian women under age forty years.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 18 Oct 2000
Spurdle A B, Hopper J L, Dite G S, Chen X, Cui J, McCredie M R, Giles G G, Southey M C, Venter D J, Easton D F, Chenevix-Trench G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The cytochrome P450c17alpha enzyme functions in the steroid biosynthesis pathway, and altered endogenous steroid hormone levels have been reported to be associated with a T to C polymorphism in the 5' promoter region of the CYP17 gene. Because steroid hormone exposure is known to infl...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Age of Onset
- Alleles
- Australia
- Breast Neoplasms
- Case-Control Studies
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Neoplasm
- Female
- Genes, BRCA1
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
