Amr S Soliman, Suryanarayana V Vulimiri, Heather E Kleiner, Jianjun Shen, Saad Eissa, Magda Morad, Hala Taha, Farzana Lukmanji, Donghui Li, Dennis A Johnston, Herng-Hsang Lo, Serrine Lau, John Digiovanni, Melissa L Bondy
Egypt shows a parallel increase in premenopausal breast cancer and environmental pollution. The purpose of this study is to explore a possible relationship between oxidative DNA damage, urinary estrogen metabolites and breast cancer in Egyptian premenopausal women. We conducted a pilot study of Egyptian breast cancer involving 29 cases and 32 controls and analysed lymphocyte DNA levels of 7,8-dihydro-8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanine (8-oxo-dG), a measure of oxidative DNA damage using high performance liquid chromatography with electro-chemical detection (HPLC-ECD) method...
April 2004: International Journal of Environmental Health Research