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Tobacco and estrogen metabolic polymorphisms and risk of non-small cell lung cancer in women.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Apr 2009
Cote Michele L, Yoo Wonsuk, Wenzlaff Angela S, Prysak Geoffrey M, Santer Susan K, Claeys Gina B, Van Dyke Alison L, Land Susan J, Schwartz Ann G
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To explore the potential role for estrogen in lung cancer susceptibility, candidate single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) in tobacco and estrogen metabolism genes were evaluated. Population-based cases (n = 504) included women aged 18-74, diagnosed with NSCLC in metropolitan Detroit between November 2001 and October 2005. Population-based controls (n = 527) were identified through random digit dialing and matched...
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