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Genetic polymorphism of GSTM1 in women with breast cancer and interact with reproductive history and several clinical pathologies.
Biological research - 1 Jan 2005
Linhares José Juvenal, Da Silva Ismael Dale Cotrim Guerreiro, De Souza Naiara C Nogueira, Noronha Emmanuelle Coelho, Ferraro Odair, De Carvalho Cristina Valleta, Baracat Edmund Chada, Baracat Fausto Farah
Abstract excerpt
Due to the conflicting results regarding the association between breast cancer and the GSTM1 null mutation, our aim was to research this association in a Brazilian population and correlations with smoking, reproductive history and several clinical pathologies. A case-control study was performed on 105 women with breast cancer and 278 controls. Extraction of DNA was accomplished according to the protocol of the...
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