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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 of CYP1B1 in mammary estrogen/carcinogen metabolism, we examined the CYP1B1 gene to determine whether genetic...
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