Interactive effect of genetic susceptibility with height, body mass index, and hormone replacement therapy on the risk of breast cancer
Journal Title: BMC Women's Health - Year 2012, Vol 12, Issue
Abstract
Breast cancer today has many established risk factors, both genetic and environmental, but these risk factors by themselves explain only part of the total cancer incidence. We have investigated potential interactions between certain known genetic and phenotypic risk factors, specifically nine single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and height, body mass index (BMI) and hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
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Sophia Harlid, Salma Butt, Malin IL Ivarsson, Jorunn Erla Eyfjörd, Per Lenner, Jonas Manjer, Joakim Dillner, Joyce Carlson
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