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Polymorphisms in oxidative stress-related genes and postmenopausal breast cancer risk.
International journal of cancer - 15 Sept 2011
Seibold Petra, Hein Rebecca, Schmezer Peter, Hall Per, Liu Jianjun, Dahmen Norbert, Flesch-Janys Dieter, Popanda Odilia, Chang-Claude Jenny
Abstract excerpt
Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer type among women in western countries. In addition to established risk factors like hormone replacement therapy, oxidative stress may play a role in carcinogenesis through an unbalanced generation of reactive oxygen species that leads to genetic instability. The aim of this study is to assess the influence of common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in candidate...
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