Article
Association of genetic polymorphisms of ER-alpha and the estradiol-synthesizing enzyme genes CYP17 and CYP19 with breast cancer risk in Chinese women.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Mar 2009
Zhang Lina, Gu Lin, Qian Biyun, Hao Xishan, Zhang Wei, Wei Qingyi, Chen Kexin
Abstract excerpt
Estrogen plays a role in breast cancer development, and genetic polymorphisms in estrogen receptor gene ER-alpha and genes regulating estrogen biosynthesis and metabolisms are associated with the risk of breast cancer in women in western countries. Therefore, we hypothesized that SNPs in ER-alpha and other estrogen-metabolizing genes contribute to breast cancer risk in Chinese women. In this study, we genotyped...
Topics
- Adult
- Aromatase
- Asian People
- Base Sequence
- Breast Neoplasms
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast
- Carcinoma, Lobular
- Carcinoma, Medullary
- Case-Control Studies
- Estradiol
- Estrogen Receptor alpha
