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A systematic review of the relationship between polymorphic sites in the estrogen receptor-beta (ESR2) gene and breast cancer risk.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Feb 2011
Yu Ke-Da, Rao Nan-Yan, Chen Ao-Xiang, Fan Lei, Yang Chen, Shao Zhi-Ming
Abstract excerpt
The estrogen signal is mediated by the estrogen receptor (ER). The specific role of ER-beta, a second ER, in breast carcinogenesis is not known. A number of association studies have been carried out to investigate the relationship between polymorphic sites in the ESR2 gene and breast cancer risk, however, the results are inconsistent. We searched PubMed, Medline, and Web of Science database (updated to 10 January...
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