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Polymorphism in CYP17, GSTM1 and the progesterone receptor genes and its relationship with mammographic density.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 Apr 2009
Chambo D, Kemp C, Costa A M M, Souza N C N, Guerreiro da Silva I D C
Abstract excerpt
Radiologic breast density is one of the predictive factors for breast cancer and the extent of the density is directly related to postmenopause. However, some patients have dense breasts even during postmenopause. This condition may be explained by the genes that codify for the proteins involved in the biosynthesis, as well as the activity and metabolism of steroid hormones. They are polymorphic, which could...
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