Sequence variants of estrogen receptor beta and risk of prostate cancer in the National Cancer Institute Breast and Prostate Cancer Cohort Consortium.

BACKGROUND: Estrogen receptor beta (ESR2) may play a role in modulating prostate carcinogenesis through the regulation of genes related to cell proliferation and apoptosis. METHODS: We conducted nested case-control studies in the Breast and Prostate Cancer Cohort Consortium (BPC3) that pooled 8,323...

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Main Authors: Chen, Y, Kraft, P, Bretsky, P, Ketkar, S, Hunter, D, Albanes, D, Altshuler, D, Andriole, G, Berg, C, Boeing, H, Burtt, N, Bueno-de-Mesquita, B, Cann, H, Canzian, F, Chanock, S, Dunning, A, Feigelson, H, Freedman, M, Gaziano, J, Giovannucci, E, Sánchez, M, Haiman, C, Hallmans, G, Hayes, R, Henderson, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007