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The Possible Impact of Obesity on Androgen, Progesterone and Estrogen Receptors (ERα and ERβ) Gene Expression in Breast Cancer Patients
BACKGROUND: Obesity has been associated with increased mortality from hormone dependant cancers such as breast cancer which is the most prevalent cancer in women. The link between obesity and breast cancer can be attributed to excess estrogen produced through aromatization in adipose tissue. The rol...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Libertas Academica
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3235995/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22174584 http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/BCBCR.S7707 |