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Association of CYP1B1 polymorphisms and breast cancer risk.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 May 2002
De Vivo Immaculata, Hankinson Susan E, Li Lisa, Colditz Graham A, Hunter David J
Abstract excerpt
Cytochrome P450 1B1 catalyzes the conversion of 17-beta-estradiol (E2) to thecatechol estrogen metabolites 2-OH-E2 and 4-OH-E2 that have been postulated to be involved in mammary carcinogenesis. We sought to determine whether two common functional polymorphisms in Cytochrome P450 1B1, V432L (m1), and A453S (m2) are related to breast cancer risk. Using a nested case control design within the Nurses' Health Study...
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