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SUBMITTER: Carugno M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6651131 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Carugno Michele M Maggioni Cristina C Crespi Eleonora E Bonzini Matteo M Cuocina Simone S Dioni Laura L Tarantini Letizia L Consonni Dario D Ferrari Luca L Pesatori Angela Cecilia AC
International journal of environmental research and public health 20190628 13
Increased breast cancer risk has been reported in some night shift (NS) workers but underlying biological mechanisms are still unclear. We assessed the association between NS work and DNA methylation of tumor suppressor (<i>TP53</i>, <i>CDKN2A</i>, <i>BRCA1</i>, <i>BRCA2</i>) and estrogen receptor (<i>ESR1</i>, <i>ESR2</i>) genes, methylation of repetitive elements (<i>LINE-1</i>, <i>Alu</i>), and telomere length (TL). Forty six female nurses employed in NS for at least two years were matched by ...[more]