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Cytochrome P450 1B1 gene polymorphisms and postmenopausal endometrial cancer risk.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Sept 2004
Rylander-Rudqvist Tove, Wedrén Sara, Jonasdottir Gudrun, Ahlberg Susanne, Weiderpass Elisabete, Persson Ingemar, Ingelman-Sundberg Magnus
Abstract excerpt
Estrogen unopposed by progestins is a key factor in endometrial cancer etiology. Cytochrome P450 1B1 (CYP1B1), responsible for the 4-hydroxylation of estrogen, may be important in endometrial carcinogenesis, either as a regulator of estrogen availability or as a producer of potentially genotoxic estrogen metabolites. We investigated the association of CYP1B1 genotype and endometrial cancer risk in a...
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