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Pharmacogenetic modulation of combined hormone replacement therapy by progesterone-metabolism genotypes in postmenopausal breast cancer risk.
American journal of epidemiology - 15 Dec 2007
Rebbeck T R, Troxel A B, Norman S, Bunin G, DeMichele A, Schinnar R, Berlin J A, Strom B L
Abstract excerpt
Combined hormone replacement therapy (CHRT) containing estrogens and progestins is associated with breast cancer risk. The authors evaluated interactions between CHRT use and progestin metabolism genotypes at CYP3A4 and the progesterone receptor (PGR) and their effects on breast cancer risk using the population-based Women's Insights and Shared Experiences (WISE) Study (1999-2002) of postmenopausal Caucasian...
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