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Polymorphisms in the estrogen receptor-alpha gene and breast cancer risk.
Cancer letters - 25 Apr 2002
Kang Hee Joon, Kim Sung Won, Kim Hee Joung, Ahn Soo Jung, Bae Ji Yeon, Park Sue Kyung, Kang Daehee, Hirvonen Ari, Choe Kuk Jin, Noh Dong Young
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The estrogen receptor-alpha (ERalpha) has been known to play a role in the development and progression of breast cancer. Several genetic polymorphisms in the ERalpha gene have been related to breast cancer risk and/or different tumor characteristics. In this study, PCR and direct sequencing based methods were used to examine this issue further in a Korean study population consisting of 155 women, 110 with breast...
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