Article
Potentially functional polymorphisms in ESR1 and breast cancer risk: a meta-analysis.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 May 2010
Li Ni, Dong Jing, Hu Zhibin, Shen Hongbing, Dai Min
Abstract excerpt
Estrogen exposure is a central risk factor in the development of breast cancer. Estrogen receptor alpha (coded by ESR1) is the key mediator of estrogen response in mammary tissue. Genetic changes altering the expression of ESR1 is likely to affect breast cancer susceptibility. Since the identification of several potentially functional polymorphisms in ESR1 (rs2234693, rs9340799, rs1801132, rs3798577, rs2228480),...
