Reproductive characteristics are associated with gene-specific promoter methylation status in breast cancer

Reproductive characteristics are well-established risk factors for breast cancer, but the underlying mechanisms are not fully resolved. We hypothesized that altered DNA methylation, measured in tumor tissue, c...

Source: BMC Cancer - September 18, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Lauren E. McCullough, Lindsay J. Collin, Kathleen Conway, Alexandra J. White, Yoon Hee Cho, Sumitra Shantakumar, Mary Beth Terry, Susan L. Teitelbaum, Alfred I. Neugut, Regina M. Santella, Jia Chen and Marilie D. Gammon Tags: Research article Source Type: research