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Given breast cancer, is fat better than thin? Impact of the estrogen receptor beta gene polymorphisms.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Feb 2013
Borgquist Signe, Hjertberg Maria, Henningson Maria, Ingvar Christian, Rose Carsten, Jernström Helena
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The role of estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) in breast cancer has been investigated since its identification in 1996. Studies based on protein expression have indicated that ERβ is a favorable prognostic marker. Further, ERβ expression is lower in obese breast cancer patients. Fewer studies have focused on the prognostic impact of ERβ polymorphisms. Therefore, we analyzed the associations between four previously...
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