Polymorphism in CYP17, GSTM1 and the progesterone receptor genes and its relationship with mammographic density
Radiologic breast density is one of the predictive factors for breast cancer and the extent of the density is directly related to postmenopause. However, some patients have dense breasts even during postmenopause. This condition may be explained by the genes that codify for the proteins involved in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2009-04-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009000400003 |