title: Alcohol dehydrogenase 1B (ADH1B) genotype, alcohol consumption and breast cancer risk by age 50 years in a German case-control study.
abstract: In a population-based study of 613 cases and 1082 controls, alcohol dehydrogenase 1B (ADH1B) genotype was not an independent risk factor for breast cancer, although the possibility was raised that it modifies risk associated with high levels of alcohol consumption (OR 1.1, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.8-1.6 for ADH1B*1/*1 genotype vs 0.2, 95% CI 0.1-1.0 for ADH1B*2 carriers).
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lilla
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koehler
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kropp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang-Gohrke
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chang-Claude
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D000431:Ethanol / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D000431:Ethanol; C489332:ADH1B protein, human; D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase