Article
The CYP17 and CYP19 gene single nucleotide polymorphism in women with sporadic breast cancer.
Polish journal of pathology : official journal of the Polish Society of Pathologists - 1 Jan 2009
Sobczuk Anna, Romanowicz Hanna, Fiks Tomasz, Połać Ireneusz, Smolarz Beata
Abstract excerpt
The cytochrome P450 family (CYPs) enzymes play an important role in the metabolism of environmental carcinogens and of oestrogen and can affect breast cancer risk. We hypothesise that polymorphisms of CYP17 and CYP19 gene can predict higher incidence of breast cancer. In the present work the distribution of genotypes and frequency of alleles of the T/C polymorphism in promoter region of CYP17 and Trp/Arg...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Aromatase
- Breast Neoplasms
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Humans
- Incidence
