Estrogen metabolite ratio: Is the 2-hydroxyestrone to 16α-hydroxyestrone ratio predictive for breast cancer?

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Published in Int J Womens Health on February 08, 2011

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Nadia Obi1, Alina Vrieling, Judith Heinz, Jenny Chang-Claude

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1: University Cancer Center Hamburg (UCCH)/Hubertus Wald Tumor Center, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany;

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