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A variant in the cytochrome p450 oxidoreductase gene is associated with breast cancer risk in African Americans.
Cancer research - 15 Apr 2007
Haiman Christopher A, Setiawan V Wendy, Xia Lucy Y, Le Marchand Loïc, Ingles Sue A, Ursin Giske, Press Michael F, Bernstein Leslie, John Esther M, Henderson Brian E
Abstract excerpt
Variation in the cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase (POR) gene, a key regulator of type II cytochrome P450 enzymes, may affect exposure to endogenous steroid hormones and breast cancer risk. We sequenced the POR locus and tested candidate polymorphisms G5G and A503V for association with breast cancer risk among women in the Multiethnic Cohort Study (1,615 cases and 1,962 controls). The single nucleotide polymorphism...
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