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Estrogen receptor alpha gene polymorphisms and breast cancer risk: a case-control study with meta-analysis combined.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2014
Lu Hong, Chen Dong, Hu Li-Ping, Zhou Lian-Lian, Xu Hui-Ying, Bai Yong-Heng, Lin Xiang-Yang
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Molecular epidemiological studies have shown that gene polymorphisms of estrogen receptor alpha gene (ESR-α) are associated with breast cancer risk. However, previous results from many molecular studies have been inconsistent. In this study, we examined two polymorphisms (PvuII and XbaI RFLPs) of the ESR-α gene in 542 breast cancer cases and 1,016 controls from China. Associations between the polymorphisms and...
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