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Association of endometrial cancer risk with a functional polymorphism (Asp(327)Asn) in the sex hormone-binding globulin gene.
Cancer - 1 Apr 2007
Kataoka Nobuhiko, Cai Qiuyin, Xu Wang Hong, Xiang Yong-Bing, Cai Hui, Zheng Wei, Shu Xiao Ou
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BACKGROUND: Sex steroid hormones play a central role in the development of endometrial cancer. Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) modulates the bioavailability of circulating sex hormones and regulates their signaling systems in target cells. Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated that blood SHBG levels are associated inversely with the risk of endometrial cancer. A functional polymorphism, an amino acid...
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