Does circulating progesterone mediate the associations of single nucleotide polymorphisms in progesterone receptor (PGR)-related genes with mammographic breast density in premenopausal women?
Abstract Progesterone is a proliferative hormone in the breast but the associations of genetic variations in progesterone-regulated pathways with mammographic breast density (MD) in premenopausal women and whether these associations are mediated through circulating progesterone are not clearly defin...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer
2021-11-01
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Series: | Discover Oncology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-021-00438-1 |