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Giacomazzi,J.; Aguiar,E.; Palmero,E.I.; Schmidt,A.V.; Skonieski,G.; Filho,D.D.; Bock,H.; Saraiva-Pereira,M.L.; Ewald,I.P.; Schuler-Faccini,L.; Camey,S.A.; Caleffi,M.; Giugliani,R.; Ashton-Prolla,P.. |
Polymorphisms of hormone receptor genes have been linked to modifications in reproductive factors and to an increased risk of breast cancer (BC). In the present study, we have determined the allelic and genotypic frequencies of the ERα-397 PvuII C/T, ERα-351 XbaI A/G and PGR PROGINS polymorphisms and investigated their relationship with mammographic density, body mass index (BMI) and other risk factors for BC. A consecutive and unselected sample of 750 Brazilian BC-unaffected women enrolled in a mammography screening program was recruited. The distribution of PGR PROGINS genotypic frequencies was 72.5, 25.5 and 2.0% for A1A1, A1A2 and A2A2, respectively, which was equivalent to that encountered in other studies with healthy women. The distribution of ERα... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Genetic polymorphisms; Estrogen receptor gene; Progesterone receptor gene; Breast cancer susceptibility. |
Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012001000002 |
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