Association between prediagnostic leukocyte telomere length and breast cancer risk: the Singapore Chinese Health Study

Association between prediagnostic leukocyte telomere length and breast cancer risk: the Singapore Chinese Health Study

Abstract Background Telomeres and telomerase play key roles in the chromosomal maintenance and stability. Recent epidemiological studies have shown that longer telomeres are associated with increased risk of several cancer types. However, epidemiological data for telomere length and risk of breast c...

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Main Authors: Hamed Samavat, Xiaoshuang Xun, Aizhen Jin, Renwei Wang, Woon-Puay Koh, Jian-Min Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Breast Cancer Research
Subjects:
Telomere length
Blood leukocytes
Breast cancer
Prospective cohort study
Risk factors
Biomarkers
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-019-1133-0

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