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Shift work, hCLOCK T3111C polymorphism, and endometriosis risk.
Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) - 1 May 2008
Marino Jennifer L, Holt Victoria L, Chen Chu, Davis Scott
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BACKGROUND: Endometriosis, a dysplastic disease affecting approximately 5%-10% of US reproductive-age women, has been linked to exposures indicating high circulating estrogen levels. One such exposure may be night shift work, which has been associated with menstrual disruption and increased risk of 2 other estrogen-influenced diseases, breast cancer and adverse coronary events. METHODS: In this population-based...
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