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Polymorphism of the ERalpha and CYP1B1 genes in endometrial cancer in a Polish subpopulation.
The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research - 1 Apr 2010
Sliwinski Tomasz, Sitarek Przemyslaw, Stetkiewicz Tomasz, Sobczuk Anna, Blasiak Janusz
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Metabolic activation of estrogens may play a role in endometrial carcinogenesis; and polymorphism of the genes (whose product is involved in this process) may be associated with the modulation of the risk of endometrial cancer. CYP1B1 plays a major role in the metabolism of estrogens, which must firstly bind their receptors, estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) or ER beta. In the present study we investigated...
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