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Molecular mechanisms of the D327N SHBG protective role on breast cancer development after estrogen exposure.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Apr 2009
Costantino Lucia, Catalano Maria G, Frairia Roberto, Carmazzi Carlo M, Barbero Maggiorino, Coluccia Claudio, Donadio Michela, Genta Franco, Drogo Mauro, Boccuzzi Giuseppe, Fortunati Nicoletta
Abstract excerpt
Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin, the specific carrier for sex steroids, regulates hormone bioavailable fraction and estrogen signaling system in breast cancer cells. A common single nucleotide polymorphism in the human SHBG gene results in an amino acid substitution (Asp327Asn), which introduces an additional N-glycosylation site, and is associated with reduced breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women. The...
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