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CYP17 gene polymorphism in relation to breast cancer risk: a case-control study.
Breast cancer research : BCR - 1 Jan 2005
Einarsdóttir Kristjana, Rylander-Rudqvist Tove, Humphreys Keith, Ahlberg Susanne, Jonasdottir Gudrun, Weiderpass Elisabete, Chia Kee Seng, Ingelman-Sundberg Magnus, Persson Ingemar, Liu Jianjun, Hall Per, Wedrén Sara
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INTRODUCTION: The c.1-34T>C 5' promoter region polymorphism in cytochrome P450c17 (CYP17), a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of estrogen, has been associated with breast cancer risk, but most previous studies have been relatively small. METHODS: We genotyped 1,544 incident cases of primary breast cancer and 1,502 population controls, all postmenopausal Swedish women, for the CYP17 c.1-34T>C polymorphism and...
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