Article
Polymorphisms related to estrogen and xenobiotic metabolism in healthy Turkish women.
Archives of medical research - 1 Jan 2000
Kocabaş Neslihan Aygün, Sardaş Semra, Sardas Semra, Karakaya Ali Esat, Karakaya Ali Estat
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Polymorphisms which are inherited alterations in the activity of cytochrome P450 1B1 (CYP1B1), catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT), manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) hold the potential to define differences in estrogen metabolism and, thereby, possibly explain inter-individual differences in cancer susceptibility associated with estrogen-mediated carcinogenesis. METHODS: The CYP1B1 (L432V), COMT...
Topics
- Adult
- Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases
- Catechol O-Methyltransferase
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP1B1
- Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
- Estrogens
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Superoxide Dismutase
- Turkey
- Xenobiotics
