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Estrogen receptor alpha (ER-alpha) gene polymorphism in patients from the Lodz region of Poland with sporadic endometrial cancer.
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol
December 2009
Department of Menopausal Disease, Institute of Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Lodz, Poland.
Objective: Estrogens play a crucial role in the pathogenesis and progression of endometrial cancer. The gene ER-alpha is polymorphic and gene variability could contribute to the level of protein biosynthesis.
Methods: The aim of this study was to evaluate PvuII and XbaI polymorphism of the ER-alpha gene in 120 postmenopausal women with endometrial cancer in DNA samples obtained from cancer tissue.