Polymorphisms in Steroid Hormone Pathway Genes and Mammographic Density
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
- Vol. 77 (1) , 27-36
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1021112121782
Abstract
Mammographic density has been linked with exposure to endogenous and exogenous steroid hormones, and increased breast cancer risk. Variation in breast density may be due, in part, to polymorphisms in...Keywords
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