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Common single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the estrogen receptor β promoter are associated with colorectal cancer survival in postmenopausal women.
Cancer research - 15 Jan 2013
Passarelli Michael N, Phipps Amanda I, Potter John D, Makar Karen W, Coghill Anna E, Wernli Karen J, White Emily, Chan Andrew T, Hutter Carolyn M, Peters Ulrike, Newcomb Polly A
Abstract excerpt
Loss of estrogen receptor β (ERβ) expression in the gut is associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) initiation and progression. Germline single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in genes for the sex-steroid hormone receptors are not strongly associated with CRC risk; however, these SNPs have not previously been evaluated in relation to survival after diagnosis. We enrolled 729 women, ages 50 to 74, diagnosed with...
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