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Reproductive windows, genetic loci, and breast cancer risk.
Annals of epidemiology - 1 May 2014
Warren Andersen Shaneda, Trentham-Dietz Amy, Gangnon Ronald E, Hampton John M, Figueroa Jonine D, Skinner Halcyon G, Engelman Corinne D, Klein Barbara E, Titus Linda J, Egan Kathleen M, Newcomb Polly A
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The reproductive windows between age at menarche and age at first birth (standardized age at first birth) and from menarche to menopause (reproductive lifespan) may interact with genetic variants in association with breast cancer risk. METHODS: We assessed this hypothesis in 6131 breast cancer cases and 7274 controls who participated in the population-based Collaborative Breast Cancer Study. Risk factor...
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