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The frameshift polymorphism CYP3A43_74_delA is associated with poor differentiation of breast tumors.
Cancer - 1 Dec 2010
Justenhoven Christina, Winter Stefan, Hamann Ute, Haas Susanne, Fischer Hans-Peter, Pesch Beate, Brüning Thomas, Ko Yon-Dschun, Brauch Hiltrud
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BACKGROUND: CYP3A enzymes, due to their role in the metabolism of steroid hormones, are suggested to affect carcinogenesis of hormone-related cancers. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the association between polymorphisms located in CYP3A43, breast cancer risk, and tumor characteristics. METHODS: A 3-plex matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry assay has been...
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