Article
Meat consumption, N-acetyl transferase 1 and 2 polymorphism and risk of breast cancer in Danish postmenopausal women.
European journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP) - 1 Feb 2008
Egeberg Rikke, Olsen Anja, Autrup Herman, Christensen Jane, Stripp Connie, Tetens Inge, Overvad Kim, Tjønneland Anne
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate whether polymorphisms in N-acetyl transferase 1 and 2 modify the association between meat consumption and risk of breast cancer. A nested case-control study was conducted among 24 697 postmenopausal women included in the 'Diet, Cancer and Health' cohort study (1993-2000). Three hundred and seventy-eight breast cancer cases were identified and matched to 378 controls. The...
Topics
- Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase
- Breast Neoplasms
- Case-Control Studies
- Cohort Studies
- Denmark
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Isoenzymes
- Meat
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Postmenopause