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Association between genetic polymorphisms and ovarian cancer risk.
Anticancer research - 1 Jan 2000
Delort Laetitia, Chalabi Nasséra, Satih Samir, Rabiau Nadège, Kwiatkowski Fabrice, Bignon Yves-Jean, Bernard-Gallon Dominique J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The etiology of ovarian cancer is not fully understood. Polymorphisms in low penetrance genes involved in carcinogen and estrogen metabolism are hypothesized to play a role in the initiation of carcinogenesis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A case-control study was conducted to investigate the role of these polymorphisms in ovarian cancer risk. The participants were genotyped for eleven polymorphisms in seven...
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