Article
Association of cytochrome P450 1B1 (CYP1B1) polymorphism with steroid receptor status in breast cancer.
Cancer research - 15 Nov 1998
Bailey L R, Roodi N, Dupont W D, Parl F F
Abstract excerpt
A key enzyme involved in the production of potentially carcinogenic estrogen metabolites and the activation of environmental carcinogens is cytochrome P450 1B1 (CYP1B1), the predominant member of the CYP1 family expressed in normal breast tissue and breast cancer. Because of the preeminent role o...
Topics
- Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases
- Black People
- Breast Neoplasms
- Case-Control Studies
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP1B1
- Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
- Estradiol
- Exons
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Receptors, Estrogen
- Receptors, Progesterone
- White People
- Black or African American
