Open AccessGenetic Association Study of Angiotensin II Receptor Types 1 (A168G) and 2 (T1247G and A5235G) Polymorphisms in Breast Carcinoma among Brazilian Women
Author(s) -
Maria Del Carmen Garcia Molina Wolgien,
Ismael Dale Cotrim Guerreiro da Silva,
Afonso Celso Pinto Nazário,
Clovis Riuche Nakaie,
Silvana Aparecida Alves Correa-Noronha,
Samuel Marcos Ribeiro de Noronha,
Gil Facina
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
breast care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1661-3805
pISSN - 1661-3791
DOI - 10.1159/000363429
Subject(s) - single nucleotide polymorphism , breast cancer , genotype , medicine , angiotensin ii , breast carcinoma , snp , oncology , renin–angiotensin system , angiotensin receptor , cancer , endocrinology , receptor , genetics , biology , gene , blood pressure
Many types of cancer are associated with polymorphisms of the renin-angiotensin system. Our aim was to assess possible association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the angiotensin II receptor types 1 (A168G), and 2 (T1247G and A5235G) with breast cancer.