Preeclampsia and maternal breast cancer risk by offspring gender: Do elevated androgen concentrations play a role?

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 688-690

  Troisi, R ^a,b   Innes, K E ^c   Roberts, J M ^d   Hoover, R N ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgens; Breast cancer; Hormones; Maternal; Offspring gender; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANDROGENS; ANDROSTENEDIONE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEW YORK; ODDS RATIO; PENNSYLVANIA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34548358859     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603921     Document Type: Article

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