Browsing by Author "Shepherd, John"

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    • Determinants of volumetric breast density in Chilean premenopausal women 
      Pereira, Ana; Garmendia Miguel, María Luisa; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Neira, Paulina; López Arana, Sandra; Malkov, Serghei; Shepherd, John (Springer New York LLC, 2017)
      © 2017, Springer Science+Business Media New York. Purpose: High mammographic breast density (BD) is a strong risk factor of breast cancer; however, little is known in women under 40 years of age. Recently, dual-energy X-ray ...
    • Inverse association between estrogen receptor-α DNA methylation and breast composition in adolescent Chilean girls 
      Binder, Alexandra M.; Stiemsma, Leah T.; Keller, Kristen; Van Otterdijk, Sanne D.; Mericq, Verónica; Pereira, Ana; Santos, José Luis; Shepherd, John; Michels, Karin B. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2018)
      © 2018 The Author(s). Background: Estrogen receptor-α (ER-α) is a transcriptional regulator, which mediates estrogen-dependent breast development, as well as breast tumorigenesis. The influence of epigenetic regulation of ...
    • Sugar‑sweetened beverage consumption and breast composition in a longitudinal study of Chilean girls 
      Yoon, Lara; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila Luz; Pereira Scalabrino, Ana Inés; Shepherd, John; Michels, Karin B. (BMC, 2022)
      Background: Frequent sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake has been associated with indirect markers of breast cancer risk, such as weight gain in adolescents and early menarche. How SSB intake relates to breast composition ...