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Pharmacogenetics of estrogen metabolism and transport in relation to cancer.
Current drug metabolism - 1 Dec 2003
Lakhani Nehal J, Venitz Jürgen, Figg William D, Sparreboom Alex
Abstract excerpt
Exposure to estrogens has been long associated with the genesis of human malignancies, including breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancer. A variety of phase I and II enzymes are involved in the metabolic activation and de-activation of estrogens, including cytochrome p450 isoforms, estrone sulfatase, sulfotransferases, catechol-o-methyltransferase, and uridine-5'-diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase. In addition,...
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