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Lack of association of the codon 12 polymorphism of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma gene with breast cancer and body mass.
Pharmacogenetics - 1 Nov 2002
Memisoglu Asli, Hankinson Susan E, Manson JoAnn E, Colditz Graham A, Hunter David J
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A principal hypothesized mechanism underlying breast carcinogenesis involves oestrogen-induced cell proliferation. In addition to its well-established role in the transcriptional regulation of genes required for adipocyte differentiation, the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) may be involved in transcriptional down-regulation of aromatase, a key enzyme in oestrogen biosynthesis....
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