Blar i Faculty of Medicine på forfatter "Couto, Elisabeth"
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Polymorphisms in hormone metabolism and growth factor genes and mammographic density in Norwegian postmenopausal hormone therapy users and non-users
Ellingjord-Dale, Merete; Lee, Eunjung; Couto, Elisabeth; Ozhand, Ali; Qureshi, Samera Azeem; Hofvind, Solveig; Van Den Berg, David J.; Akslen, Lars A.; Grotmol, Tom; Ursin, Giske (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-10-27)Introduction: Mammographic density (MD) is one of the strongest known breast cancer risk factors. Estrogen and progestin therapy (EPT) has been associated with increases in MD. Dense breast tissue is characterized by ...