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[Association of polymorphisms in SULT1A1 and UGT1A1 Genes with breast cancer risk and phenotypes in Russian women].
Molekuliarnaia biologiia - 1 Jan 2000
Shatalova E G, Loginov V I, Braga E A, Kazubskaia T P, Sudomoina M A, Blanchard R L, Favorova O O
Abstract excerpt
Estrogens are critical for breast cancer initiation and development. Sulfotransferase 1A1 (SULT1A1) and UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) conjugate and inactivate both estrogens and their metabolites, thus preventing estrogen-mediated mitosis and mutagenesis. SULT1A1 and UGT1A1 genes are b...
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