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Relationships among serum leptin, leptin receptor gene polymorphisms, and breast cancer in Korea.
Cancer letters - 8 Jun 2006
Woo Hee-Yeon, Park Hyosoon, Ki Chang-Seok, Park Yong Lai, Bae Won Gil
Abstract excerpt
Leptin plays an important role in the regulation of body fat homeostasis, and potential associations of leptin receptor gene (LEPR) polymorphisms with obesity have been suggested. Obesity is considered to relate to breast cancer. We assessed the role of leptin in relation to breast cancer. We mea...
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