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Diverse associations between ESR1 polymorphism and breast cancer development and progression.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Jul 2010
Ding Shian-ling, Yu Jyh-Cherng, Chen Shou-Tung, Hsu Giu-Cheng, Hsu Huan-Ming, Ho Jar Yi, Lin Yu Hsin, Chang Chien-Ching, Fann Cathy S J, Cheng Chun-Wen, Wu Pei-Ei, Shen Chen-Yang
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PURPOSE: To test the hypothesis that polymorphisms of ESR1, the gene encoding estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha), are associated with susceptibility, clinical phenotype, and progression of breast cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A case-control study was done on 940 patients with incident breast cancer and 1,547 healthy female controls. Fifteen single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) selected from...
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