Catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met polymorphism in breast cancer risk

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 839-841

  Xi, Bo ^a   Zeng, Tao ^a   Liu, Weina ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ASIAN; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMT GENE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79958713330     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: 15737217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-010-1337-6     Document Type: Letter

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