Article
Genetic variation in TP53 and risk of breast cancer in a population-based case control study.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Aug 2007
Sprague Brian L, Trentham-Dietz Amy, Garcia-Closas Montserrat, Newcomb Polly A, Titus-Ernstoff Linda, Hampton John M, Chanock Stephen J, Haines Jonathan L, Egan Kathleen M
Abstract excerpt
Whereas germ line missense mutations in the tumor suppressor gene TP53 are associated with a marked predisposition to breast cancer, single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) may play a more modest role in breast cancer susceptibility. We examined genetic variation in TP53 in relation to breast cancer risk among women aged 20-74 years in a population-based case-control study in Wisconsin, Massachusetts and New...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Breast Neoplasms
- Case-Control Studies
- Child
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Humans
