Polymorphic catechol-O-methyltransferase gene, soy isoflavone intake and breast cancer in postmenopausal women: A case-control study

Chinese Journal of Cancer

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 683-688

  Wang, Qiong ^a   Wang, Yuan Ping ^a   Li, Jia Yuan ^a   Yuan, Ping ^a   Yang, Fei ^b   Li, Hui ^c  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chengdu Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^c SICHUAN CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Catechol O methyltransferase (COMT); Interaction; Soy isoflavones

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; BREAST FEEDING; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTITIS; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 79955874466     PISSN: 1000467X     EISSN: 1944446X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5732/cjc.009.10700     Document Type: Article

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