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ArticleFamilial cancer2015

The effect of oral 3,3'-diindolylmethane supplementation on the 2:16α-OHE ratio in BRCA1 mutation carriers.

Dina Nikitina, Marcia Llacuachaqui, Daniel Sepkovic, H Leon Bradlow, Steven A Narod, Joanne Kotsopoulos

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Article in Familial cancer, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Dina NikitinaWomen's College Research Institute, 790 Bay St, Toronto, ON, M5G 1N8, Canada, dina.nikitina@wchospital.ca.
Marcia Llacuachaqui
Daniel Sepkovic
H Leon Bradlow
Steven A Narod
Joanne Kotsopoulos
Hackensack University Medical Center · USUniversity of Toronto · CAWomen's College Hospital · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hormonal exposures are known to influence breast cancer risk among women with a BRCA1 mutation. Thus, dietary factors that increase the 2-hydroxyestrone (OHE):16α-OHE ratio, a biomarker inversely related to breast cancer development, may also influence cancer risk. We conducted a dietary intervention study to evaluate the ability of 300 mg/day of 3,3'-diindolylmethane (DIM) to increase the urinary 2:16α-OHE ratio in 20 women with a BRCA1 mutation. BRCA1 mutation carriers (n = 15) were assigned to receive 300 mg/day of Rx Balance BioREsponse DIM for 4-6 weeks (intervention group) and five BRCA1 mutation carriers did not take DIM (control group). The urinary 2:16α-OHE ratio was assessed at baseline and after 4-6 weeks by immunoassay. There was no significant effect of DIM on the 2:16α-OHE ratio (2.4 at baseline vs. 3.0 after the intervention, P = 0.35). A short dietary intervention with DIM did not significantly increase the 2:16α-OHE ratio in female BRCA1 mutation carriers. Larger studies investigating the effect of dietary or lifestyle interventions on circulating hormone levels in these high-risk women are warranted.

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Genes, BRCA1HeterozygoteMutationAdministration, OralAdultFemaleHumansHydroxyestronesIndolesMiddle Aged16-hydroxyestrone2-hydroxyestrone3,3'-diindolylmethaneHydroxyestronesIndoles

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