Risk factors in alcohol associated breast cancer: alcohol dehydrogenase polymorphism and estrogens.

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Chronic alcohol consumption is associated with an increased risk for breast cancer, even if consumed in moderate doses. Since acetaldehyde is a carcinogenic factor associated with chronic alcohol consumption, individuals with the alcohol dehydrogenase 1C*1 allele (ADH1C*1 allele) seem to be at particular risk, since this allele encodes for a rapidly ethanol metabolizing enzyme leading to increased acetaldehyde...

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