Search for dissertations about: "Tove Rylander Rudqvist"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Tove Rylander Rudqvist.

2. 1. Extrahepatic cytochrome P450s : relation to cancer susceptibility

   Author : Tove Rylander Rudqvist; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes in extrahepatic tissues may play important roles in regulating the capacity of individual cells to metabolize environmental carcinogens and hormones. In this thesis, we characterized the cytochrome P450 profile of the human normal breast and investigated whether polymorphisms in the genes encoding the estrogen metabolizing enzymes CYP1131 and Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) were associated with breast or endometrial cancer risk. READ MORE