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- Title
Influence of birth weight and adult body composition on 17beta-estradiol levels in young women.
- Authors
Finstad, Sissi Espetvedt; Emaus, Aina; Potischman, Nancy; Barrett, Emily; Furberg, Anne-Sofie; Ellison, Peter T; Jasienska, Grazyna; Thune, Inger
- Abstract
Estrogens induce cellular proliferation and are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. Birth weight and adult body weight have independently been associated with both estrogen levels and breast cancer risk. Thus, we hypothesize that low birth weight, in combination with adult overweight, may influence premenopausal 17beta-estradiol over an entire menstrual cycle of possible importance for breast cancer.
- Publication
Cancer causes & control : CCC, 2009, Vol 20, Issue 2, p233
- ISSN
1573-7225
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10552-008-9238-2