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ESR1 and ESR2 polymorphisms in the BIG 1-98 trial comparing adjuvant letrozole versus tamoxifen or their sequence for early breast cancer.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Dec 2015
Leyland-Jones Brian, Gray Kathryn P, Abramovitz Mark, Bouzyk Mark, Young Brandon, Long Bradley, Kammler Roswitha, Dell'Orto Patrizia, Biasi Maria Olivia, Thürlimann Beat, Harvey Vernon, Neven Patrick, Arnould Laurent, Maibach Rudolf, Price Karen N, Coates Alan S, Goldhirsch Aron, Gelber Richard D, Pagani Olivia, Viale Giuseppe, Rae James M, Regan Meredith M
Abstract excerpt
Estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1) and ESR2 gene polymorphisms have been associated with endocrine-mediated physiological mechanisms, and inconsistently with breast cancer risk and outcomes, bone mineral density changes, and hot flushes/night sweats. DNA was isolated and genotyped for six ESR1 and two ESR2 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from tumor specimens from 3691 postmenopausal women with hormone...
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