Article
No association between CYP17 T-34C polymorphism and breast cancer risk: a meta-analysis involving 58,814 subjects.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jul 2010
Yao Lei, Fang Fang, Wu Qi, Yang Zhen, Zhong Yang, Yu Long
Abstract excerpt
Breast cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors worldwide. To date, many articles have evaluated the association between Cytochrome P450c17 (CYP17) T-34C polymorphism and breast cancer risk. However, the results remain inconclusive. In order to derive a more precise estimation of the association, a meta-analysis was performed in this study. By searching Medline, ISI Web of Knowledge, Cochrane,...
Topics
- 5' Untranslated Regions
- Breast Neoplasms
- Case-Control Studies
- Ethnicity
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Menopause
- Odds Ratio
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
