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Association of caffeine intake and CYP1A2 genotype with ovarian cancer.
Nutrition and cancer - 1 Jan 2003
Goodman Marc T, Tung Ko-Hui, McDuffie Katharine, Wilkens Lynne R, Donlon Timothy A
Abstract excerpt
Coffee and caffeine consumption has been associated with ovarian cancer risk in several epidemiological studies. CYP1A2 is a key enzyme in the metabolism of coffee and in the activation of heterocyclic aromatic compounds that may be carcinogenic. Data from a preliminary investigation conducted in Hawaii of 164 epithelial ovarian cancer cases and 194 controls were used to examine the hypothesis that coffee and...
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