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Energy homeostasis genes and breast cancer risk: The influence of ancestry, body size, and menopausal status, the breast cancer health disparities study.
Cancer epidemiology - 1 Dec 2015
Slattery Martha L, Lundgreen Abbie, Hines Lisa, Wolff Roger K, Torres-Mejia Gabriella, Baumgartner Kathy N, John Esther M
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BACKGROUND: Obesity and breast cancer risk is multifaceted and genes associated with energy homeostasis may modify this relationship. METHODS: We evaluated 10 genes that have been associated with obesity and energy homeostasis to determine their association with breast cancer risk in Hispanic/Native American (2111 cases, 2597 controls) and non-Hispanic white (1481 cases, 1585 controls) women. RESULTS:...
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