Limited association between a catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) polymorphism and breast cancer risk in Japan

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 13-18

  Hamajima, N ^a   Matsuo, K ^a   Tajima, K ^a   Mizutani, M ^a   Iwata, H ^a   Iwase, T ^a   Miura, S ^a   Oya, H ^a   Obata, Y ^a  

^a AICHI CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer risk; Catechol O methyltransferase; Gene polymorphism

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYESTRADIOL; 4 HYDROXYESTRADIOL; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0035079985     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00012073     Document Type: Article

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