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The CYP19 gene codon 39 Trp/Arg polymorphism increases breast cancer risk in subsets of premenopausal Japanese.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Aug 2004
Hirose Kaoru, Matsuo Keitaro, Toyama Tatsuya, Iwata Hiroji, Hamajima Nobuyuki, Tajima Kazuo
Abstract excerpt
The production of estrogen from androgen via the estrogen biosynthesis pathway is catalyzed by aromatase P450 (CYP19). To assess the association between breast cancer risk and a polymorphism at codon 39 Trp/Arg of the encoding gene, a case-control study was conducted at Aichi Cancer Center Hospital in Japan. Subjects were 248 histologically confirmed breast cancer patients and 603 hospital controls without...
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