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Alpha-foetoprotein in umbilical cord in relation to severe pre-eclampsia, birth weight and future breast cancer risk

Women born after pre-eclamptic pregnancies have been reported to be at reduced risk of breast cancer as adults, because of reduced intrauterine oestrogen influence on breast tissue; high levels of α-foetoprotein (a glycoprotein with anti-oestrogenic properties), however, could also be important. In...

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Autores principales: Vatten, L J, Romundstad, P R, Ødegård, R A, Nilsen, S T, Trichopoulos, D, Austgulen, R
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2375315/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11875734
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6600125