γ-Glutamyl transferase and breast cancer risk

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 90-93

  Fentiman, I S ^a   Allen, D S ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

breast cancer; carcinogens; GGT; oxidative stress; premenopausal

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; BLOOD; BREAST TUMOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENZYMOLOGY; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77954176112     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605719     Document Type: Article

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