GSTM1, GSTT1, and GSTP1 polymorphisms, breast cancer risk factors and mammographic density in women submitted to breast cancer screening Polimorfismos GSTM1, GSTT1 e GSTP1, fatores de risco para câncer de mama e densidade mamográfica em mulheres submetidas a rastreamento mamográfico

• Main Authors: Ernestina Silva de Aguiar (Author), Juliana Giacomazzi (Author), Aishameriane Venes Schmidt (Author), Hugo Bock (Author), Maria Luiza Saraiva-Pereira (Author), Lavínia Schuler-Faccini (Author), Dakir Duarte Filho (Author), Pollyanna Almeida Costa dos Santos (Author), Roberto Giugliani (Author), Maira Caleffi (Author), Suzi Alves Camey (Author), Patrícia Ashton-Prolla (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Genetic polymorphisms in genes related to the metabolism of xenobiotics, such as genes of the glutathione S-transferases (GSTM1, GSTT1, and GSTP1) superfamily have been associated with an increased risk for breast cancer (BC). Considering the high incidence of BC in the city of Porto Alegre in south...