Author's response to reviews Title: Comparison of postmenopausal endogenous sex hormones among Japanese, Japanese Brazilians, and non-Japanese Brazilians Authors:
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Motoki Iwasaki ([email protected]) Yoshio Kasuga ([email protected]) Shiro Yokoyama ([email protected]) Hiroshi Onuma ([email protected]) Hideki Nishimura ([email protected]) Ritsu Kusama ([email protected]) Gerson S Hamada ([email protected]) Ines N Nishimoto ([email protected]) Maria do Socorro Maciel ([email protected]) Juvenal Motola Jr. ([email protected]) Fábio M Laginha ([email protected]) Roberto Anzai ([email protected]) Shoichiro Tsugane ([email protected])
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Comparison of postmenopausal endogenous sex hormones among Japanese, Japanese Brazilians, and non-Japanese Brazilians
BACKGROUND Differences in sex hormone levels among populations might contribute to the variation in breast cancer incidence across countries. Previous studies have shown higher breast cancer incidence and mortality among Japanese Brazilians than among Japanese. To clarify the difference in hormone levels among populations, we compared postmenopausal endogenous sex hormone levels among Japanese ...
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تاریخ انتشار 2011