A prospective study of the effect of alcohol consumption and ADH3 genotype on plasma steroid hormone levels and breast cancer risk.
Hines LM, Hankinson SE, Smith-Warner SA, Spiegelman D, Kelsey KT, Colditz GA, Willett WC, Hunter DJ. A prospective study of the effect of alcohol consumption and ADH3 genotype on plasma steroid hormone levels and breast cancer risk. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2000, 9: 1099-105. PMID: 11045794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskAlcohol dehydrogenase type 3Hormone levelsCancer riskSteroid hormone levelsAlcohol intakeAlcohol consumptionADH3 genotypeHealth StudyADH3 polymorphismIncident breast cancer casesSex hormone-binding globulinOverall breast cancer riskPlasma steroid hormone levelsNurses' Health StudyHormone-binding globulinPartial Pearson correlation coefficientsCase-control studyConditional logistic regressionBreast cancer casesPostmenopausal womenProspective studyDehydroepiandrosterone sulfateRelative riskBreast cancer