Polymorphism of cytosolic serine hydroxymethyltransferase, estrogen and breast cancer risk among Chinese women in Taiwan

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 145-155

  Cheng, Chun Wen ^a   Yu, Jyh Cherng ^b   Huang, Chiun Sheng ^c   Shieh, Jia Ching ^a   Fu, Yi Ping ^d   Wang, Hsiao Wei ^d   Wu, Pei Ei ^d   Shen, Chen Yang ^d,e  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; cSHMT; Estrogen; MS; MTHFR; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); ESTROGEN; FOLIC ACID; GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; METHIONINE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRIMIDINE SYNTHESIS; TAIWAN;

5-METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE-HOMOCYSTEINE S-METHYLTRANSFERASE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MENARCHE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 47549118870     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-007-9754-x     Document Type: Article

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