A comprehensive analysis of the androgen receptor gene and risk of breast cancer: results from the National Cancer Institute Breast and Prostate Cancer Cohort Consortium (BPC3).

INTRODUCTION: Androgens have been hypothesised to influence risk of breast cancer through several possible mechanisms, including their conversion to estradiol or their binding to the oestrogen receptor and/or androgen receptor (AR) in the breast. Here, we report on the results of a large and compre...

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Main Authors: Cox, D, Blanché, H, Pearce, C, Calle, E, Colditz, G, Pike, M, Albanes, D, Allen, N, Amiano, P, Berglund, G, Boeing, H, Buring, J, Burtt, N, Canzian, F, Chanock, S, Clavel-Chapelon, F, Feigelson, H, Freedman, M, Haiman, C, Hankinson, SE, Henderson, B, Hoover, R, Hunter, D, Kaaks, R, Kolonel, L
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006