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Catechol-O-Methyltransferase (COMT) gene polymorphism and breast cancer risk in young women
Oestrogen exposure has long been considered to be a main risk factor of breast cancer. More recently, interest has also focused on the possible carcinogenic influence from oestrogen metabolites, such as catechol oestrogens. O-methylation, catalysed by Catechol-O-Methyltransferase (COMT), is one path...
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Nature Publishing Group
2001
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2375076/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11556837 http://dx.doi.org/10.1054/bjoc.2001.2009 |