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Polymorphisms in the estrogen receptor alpha gene and mammographic density.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Nov 2005
van Duijnhoven Fränzel J B, Bezemer Irene D, Peeters Petra H M, Roest Mark, Uitterlinden André G, Grobbee Diederick E, van Gils Carla H
Abstract excerpt
The presence of the PvuII or the XbaI polymorphism in the estrogen receptor alpha gene (ESR1, 6q25) has been related to breast cancer risk; however, results are not fully consistent. To further elucidate this relation, we examined these polymorphisms in relation with mammographic density, a measu...
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