Jaime Matta

ORCID: 0000-0001-6668-9021 · 3 papers in corpus · active 2013-2016

Study types

  • article 1
  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 2
2016
High DRC Levels Are Associated with Let-7b Overexpression in Women with Breast Cancer.
International journal of molecular sciences ·doi:10.3390/ijms17060865

Nucleotide Excision Repair (NER) is a critical pathway involved in breast cancer (BC). We have previously published that a low DNA repair capacity (DRC) is associated with a higher risk of BC in Puerto Rican women. Let-7b belongs to a miRNA…

other 2013
Factors associated with breast cancer in Puerto Rican women
Journal of epidemiology and global health ·doi:10.1016/j.jegh.2013.08.003

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer afflicting Puerto Rican women and accounts for more cancer-related deaths in this population than any other cancer. METHODS: Demographic, anthropometric, family history, and lifestyl…

article 2013
Women with endometriosis have a higher DNA repair capacity and diminished breast cancer risk.
Molecular cancer biology ·doi:10.9777/mcb.2013.10005

INTRODUCTION: Breast cancer (BC) and endometriosis are important reproductive health diseases for women. Although endometriosis is not a malignant condition, some of its characteristics mimic that of a malignancy. Endometriosis is associate…