A Meta-Analysis of the Association between ESR1 Genetic Variants and the Risk of Breast Cancer.

BACKGROUND:Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the estrogen receptor gene (ESR1) play critical roles in breast cancer (BC) susceptibility. Genome-wide association studies have reported that SNPs in ESR1 are associated with BC susceptibility; however, the results of recent studies have been inc...

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Main Authors: Taishun Li, Jun Zhao, Jiaying Yang, Xu Ma, Qiaoyun Dai, Hao Huang, Lina Wang, Pei Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4829239?pdf=render