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Genetic variation in TLR or NFkappaB pathways and the risk of breast cancer: a case-control study.
BMC cancer - 1 May 2013
Resler Alexa J, Malone Kathleen E, Johnson Lisa G, Malkki Mari, Petersdorf Effie W, McKnight Barbara, Madeleine Margaret M
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BACKGROUND: Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and the transcription factor nuclear factor-κB (NFκB) are important in inflammation and cancer. METHODS: We examined the association between breast cancer risk and 233 tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms within 31 candidate genes involved in TLR or NFκB pathways. This population-based study in the Seattle area included 845 invasive breast cancer cases, diagnosed between...
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