Investigation of circulating metabolites associated with breast cancer risk by untargeted metabolomics: a case-control study nested within the French E3N cohort.

Br J Cancer · 2021 · PMC8110540 · PMID 33723391

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11 , 13 In our study, no metabolites met the P -value threshold for significance in the postmenopausal subgroup although some associations strengthened upon the exclusion of non-fasting participants and fatty acids in particular approached significance for a positive association with breast cancer risk.

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