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Cytochrome P450 CYP1B1 and catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT) genetic polymorphisms and breast cancer susceptibility in a Turkish population.
Archives of toxicology - 1 Nov 2002
Kocabaş Neslihan Aygün, Sardaş Semra, Cholerton Suzanne, Daly Ann K, Karakaya Ali Esat
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Epidemiological studies indicate that most risk factors for breast cancer are related to reproductive and hormonal factors. Estrogen has been proposed to trigger breast cancer development via an initiating mechanism involving its metabolite, catechol estrogen (CE). Because of the important role o...
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