A prospective study of XRCC1 haplotypes and their interaction with plasma carotenoids on breast cancer risk.
Han J, Hankinson SE, De Vivo I, Spiegelman D, Tamimi RM, Mohrenweiser HW, Colditz GA, Hunter DJ. A prospective study of XRCC1 haplotypes and their interaction with plasma carotenoids on breast cancer risk. Cancer Research 2003, 63: 8536-41. PMID: 14679022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskBeta-carotene levelsCancer riskInverse associationHealth StudyXRCC1 geneNurses' Health StudyMultivariate odds ratiosCase-control studyPotential protective effectPresent study populationHaplotype-tagging single nucleotide polymorphismsXRCC1 haplotypesCigarette smokingProspective studyCaucasian womenEffect modificationOdds ratioBreast cancerProtective effectStudy populationOxidative DNA damageBreast carcinogenesisGene-environment interactionsPlasma carotenoids