Alcohol consumption and breast tumor gene expression

Abstract Background Alcohol consumption is an established risk factor for breast cancer and the association generally appears stronger among estrogen receptor (ER)-positive tumors. However, the biological mechanisms underlying this association are not completely understood. Methods We analyzed messe...

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Main Authors: Jun Wang, Yujing J. Heng, A. Heather Eliassen, Rulla M. Tamimi, Aditi Hazra, Vincent J. Carey, Christine B. Ambrosone, Victor P. de Andrade, Adam Brufsky, Fergus J. Couch, Tari A. King, Francesmary Modugno, Celine M. Vachon, David J. Hunter, Andrew H. Beck, Susan E. Hankinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Breast Cancer Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-017-0901-y