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@article{citeulike:3510607, abstract = {It has been suggested that the urinary hormone profile is subject to environmental changes, such as urbanization and Westernization, and that the composition of the hormones can be used as a discriminate in determining the patient at risk for breast cancer. In this study, a comparison of the plasma hormone levels in Bantu and Japanese women, low-risk populations, and Caucasian women, a high-risk population, showed a higher level of 17 beta-estradiol in prepubertal girls and young Bantu and Japanese women. The higher estrogen level in the Bantu was evident in the early luteal and late follicular phases of the menstrual cycle. The difference in the dehydroepiandrosterone and testosterone levels in Bantu young women and prepubertal Bantu girls, suggests differences in adrenal activity between Bantu and Caucasian women. A fall in the plasma androstenedione was evident in postmenopausal Bantu and Japanese but not Caucasian women. Data suggest that the hormone profile is different among the 3 ethnic groups in both the pre- and postmenopausal women. Since the daily life-style of the women is comparable, it is suggested that the composition of the hormone profile is partially dependent on dietary on dietary factors.}, author = {Hill, P. and Wynder, E. L. and Helman, P. and Hickman, R. and Rona, G. and Kuno, K.}, citeulike-article-id = {3510607}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/132269}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=132269}, issn = {0008-5472}, journal = {Cancer research}, keywords = {africa, distribution, estrogen, ethnicity, hormone, measurement, plasma}, month = {July}, number = {7 PT 1}, pages = {2297--2301}, posted-at = {2008-11-14 00:02:41}, priority = {2}, title = {Plasma hormone levels in different ethnic populations of women.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/132269}, volume = {36}, year = {1976} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3510607 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3510607 N2 - It has been suggested that the urinary hormone profile is subject to environmental changes, such as urbanization and Westernization, and that the composition of the hormones can be used as a discriminate in determining the patient at risk for breast cancer. In this study, a comparison of the plasma hormone levels in Bantu and Japanese women, low-risk populations, and Caucasian women, a high-risk population, showed a higher level of 17 beta-estradiol in prepubertal girls and young Bantu and Japanese women. The higher estrogen level in the Bantu was evident in the early luteal and late follicular phases of the menstrual cycle. The difference in the dehydroepiandrosterone and testosterone levels in Bantu young women and prepubertal Bantu girls, suggests differences in adrenal activity between Bantu and Caucasian women. A fall in the plasma androstenedione was evident in postmenopausal Bantu and Japanese but not Caucasian women. Data suggest that the hormone profile is different among the 3 ethnic groups in both the pre- and postmenopausal women. Since the daily life-style of the women is comparable, it is suggested that the composition of the hormone profile is partially dependent on dietary on dietary factors. IS - 7 PT 1 JF - Cancer research SN - 0008-5472 EP - 2301 TI - Plasma hormone levels in different ethnic populations of women. VL - 36 SP - 2297 KW - africa KW - distribution KW - estrogen KW - ethnicity KW - hormone KW - measurement KW - plasma AU - Hill, P AU - Wynder, EL AU - Helman, P AU - Hickman, R AU - Rona, G AU - Kuno, K PY - 1976/07// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/132269 ER -