The mitochondrial A10398G polymorphism, interaction with alcohol consumption, and breast cancer risk.

Polymorphisms in the mitochondrial genome are hypothesized to be associated with risk of various diseases, including cancer. However, there has been conflicting evidence for associations between a common polymorphism in the mitochondrial genome (A10398G, G10398A in some prior reports) and breast can...

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Main Authors: Annamaria Pezzotti, Peter Kraft, Susan E Hankinson, David J Hunter, Julie Buring, David G Cox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2668794?pdf=render