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The estrogen receptor alpha C975G variant in familial and sporadic breast cancer: a case-control study.
Anticancer research - 1 Jan 2000
Skoglund Johanna, Margolin Sara, Zhou Xiao-Lei, Maguire Paula, Werelius Barbro, Lindblom Annika
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BACKGROUND: The estrogen receptor alpha (ESR1) mediates the effect of estrogen in target tissues. Estrogen is important in breast cancer development and several polymorphic variants in the ESR1 gene have been investigated for association with breast cancer. The C975G variant is the most extensively studied and has been suggested to be a risk factor. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The frequency of the C975G variant was...
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