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The functional promoter polymorphism (-842G>C) in the PIN1 gene is associated with decreased risk of breast cancer in non-Hispanic white women 55 years and younger.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jul 2010
Han Chan H, Lu Jiachun, Wei Qingyi, Bondy Melissa L, Brewster Abenaa M, Yu Tse-Kuan, Buchholz Thomas A, Arun Banu K, Wang Li-E
Abstract excerpt
PIN1, an isomerase that causes conformational changes in proteins, plays an important role in mammary epithelial cell growth both physiologically and pathologically. Thus, genetic variants in the PIN1 gene may alter protein function and cancer risk. We have previously demonstrated an association...
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