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The AIB1 glutamine repeat polymorphism is not associated with risk of breast cancer before age 40 years in Australian women.
Breast cancer research : BCR - 1 Jan 2005
Montgomery Karen G, Chang Jiun-Horng, Gertig Dorota M, Dite Gillian S, McCredie Margaret R, Giles Graham G, Southey Melissa C, Hopper John L, Campbell Ian G
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INTRODUCTION: AIB1, located at 20q12, is a member of the steroid hormone coactivator family. It contains a glutamine repeat (CAG/CAA) polymorphism at its carboxyl-terminal region that may alter the transcriptional activation of the receptor and affect susceptibility to breast cancer through altered sensitivity to hormones. METHODS: We evaluated this repeat polymorphism in the context of early-onset disease by...
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