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CYP17 promoter polymorphism and breast cancer risk in males and females in relation to BRCA2 status.
British journal of cancer - 24 Mar 2003
Gudmundsdottir K, Thorlacius S, Jonasson J G, Sigfusson B F, Tryggvadottir L, Eyfjord J E
Abstract excerpt
A T-C polymorphism in the promoter region of the CYP17 gene has been associated with male and female breast cancer risk as well as early-onset familial breast cancer. The potential role of this polymorphism was investigated in relation to breast cancer risk in Icelandic male and female carriers and noncarriers of a BRCA2 mutation. The study population consisted of 39 male and 523 female breast cancer cases and...
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