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Green tea intake, ACE gene polymorphism and breast cancer risk among Chinese women in Singapore.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Aug 2005
Yuan Jian-Min, Koh Woon-Puay, Sun Can-Lan, Lee Hin-Peng, Yu Mimi C
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Experimental and epidemiological data have implicated a potential chemoprotective role of green tea polyphenols and a potential enhancing role of angiotensin II in the development of breast cancer in humans. Angiotensin II is converted from its precursor by angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE). Women with low-activity genotype of the ACE gene had a reduced risk of breast cancer compared with those possessing...
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