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Published in: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 1/2010

01-11-2010 | Letter to the Editor

Combined UGT1A1 and UGT1A6 genotypes together with a stressful life event increase breast cancer risk

Authors: Christina Justenhoven, Stefan Winter, Thomas Dünnebier, Ute Hamann, Christian Baisch, Sylvia Rabstein, Anne Spickenheuer, Volker Harth, Beate Pesch, Thomas Brüning, Yon-Dschun Ko, Hiltrud Brauch

Published in: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment | Issue 1/2010

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Metadata
Title
Combined UGT1A1 and UGT1A6 genotypes together with a stressful life event increase breast cancer risk
Authors
Christina Justenhoven
Stefan Winter
Thomas Dünnebier
Ute Hamann
Christian Baisch
Sylvia Rabstein
Anne Spickenheuer
Volker Harth
Beate Pesch
Thomas Brüning
Yon-Dschun Ko
Hiltrud Brauch
Publication date
01-11-2010
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment / Issue 1/2010
Print ISSN: 0167-6806
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7217
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-010-1093-7

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