Joint effect of estrogen receptor beta sequence variants and endogenous estrogen exposure on breast cancer risk in Chinese women.
Zheng S, Zheng W, Chang B, Shu X, Cai Q, Yu H, Dai Q, Xu J, Gao Y. Joint effect of estrogen receptor beta sequence variants and endogenous estrogen exposure on breast cancer risk in Chinese women. Cancer Research 2003, 63: 7624-9. PMID: 14633679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskEndogenous estrogen exposureEstrogen exposureCancer riskSteroid sex hormonesSex hormonesBreast cancerSingle nucleotide polymorphismsLong-term estrogen exposureChinese womenEstrogen receptor beta geneShanghai Breast Cancer StudyBreast Cancer StudyPostmenopausal womenFamily historyEstrogen synthesisCommon sequence variantsElevated riskGG genotypePotential synergistic effectsSequence variantsESR2 geneStrong associationWomenCancerUrinary phytoestrogen excretion and breast cancer risk: evaluating potential effect modifiers endogenous estrogens and anthropometrics.
Dai Q, Franke A, Yu H, Shu X, Jin F, Hebert J, Custer L, Gao Y, Zheng W. Urinary phytoestrogen excretion and breast cancer risk: evaluating potential effect modifiers endogenous estrogens and anthropometrics. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2003, 12: 497-502. PMID: 12814993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAnthropometryBiomarkers, TumorBody Mass IndexBody WeightBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesChinaDehydroepiandrosterone SulfateEatingEstrogensFemaleFibroadenomaHumansIsoflavonesMenopauseMiddle AgedPhytoestrogensPlant PreparationsRisk FactorsSex Hormone-Binding GlobulinStatistics as TopicTestosteroneWomen's HealthConceptsBody mass indexBreast cancer riskUrinary phytoestrogen excretionSteroid sex hormonesSex hormonesCancer riskSteroid hormonesUrinary isoflavonoidsBlood levelsInverse associationBreast cancerExcretion rateEndogenous steroid sex hormonesHigher body mass indexMammalian lignansConditional logistic regression modelsPotential confounding factorsHigh blood concentrationsCase-control pairsPotential protective associationLogistic regression modelsPostmenopausal womenMorning bloodMass indexHip ratio