Review paper on the risk of breast cancer in relation to gender, breast development and gonadal function published in JCEM

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism has accepted the manuscript “Breast Cancer and Major Deviations of Genetic and Gender-related Structures and Function” by Herjan J.T. Coelingh Bennink, Jan F.M. Egberts, Jan A. Mol, Kit C.B. Roes, Paul J. van Diest for publication. The review reports of the risk of breast cancer (BC) in relation to gender, breast development and gonadal function in eight populations with different genetic conditions. Main three conclusions are: 1) the presence of an Y chromosome protects against the development of BC; 2) Without menstrual cycles, BC hardly occurs with an incidence comparable to males; 3) BC has been reported only once in genetic females with the Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome, who have normal breasts and ovulating ovaries with normal levels of estrogens and progesterone.

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