Article
Ovarian cancer risk and common variation in the sex hormone-binding globulin gene: a population-based case-control study.
BMC cancer - 5 Apr 2007
Garcia-Closas Montserrat, Brinton Louise A, Lissowska Jolanta, Richesson Douglas, Sherman Mark E, Szeszenia-Dabrowska Neonila, Peplonska Beata, Welch Robert, Yeager Meredith, Zatonski Witold, Chanock Stephen J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) is a carrier protein that modulates the bio-availability of serum sex steroid hormones, which may be involved in ovarian cancer. We evaluated whether common genetic variation in SHBG and its 3' neighbor ATP1B2, in linkage disequilibrium, is associated with the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer. METHODS: The study population included 264 women with ovarian...
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