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Genetic polymorphism in ornithine decarboxylase and risk of breast cancer.
Familial cancer - 1 Jan 2009
Brown Iain, Halliday Susan, Greig Heather, Heys Steven D, Wallace Heather M, Schofield Andrew C
Abstract excerpt
Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), the first enzyme in the biosynthesis of polyamines, has increased activity in breast cancer tissue compared with benign and normal tissues. The ODC gene contains a single nucleotide polymorphism in which a guanine is substituted for an adenine. This study investigated whether the ODC +316 G > A polymorphism (rs2302615) was associated with the risk of developing breast cancer. A...
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