Metabolic Syndrome and Breast Cancer Risk: A Case-Cohort Study Nested in a Multicentre Italian Cohort

Claudia Agnoli; Sara Grioni; Sabina Sieri; Carlotta Sacerdote; Fulvio Ricceri; Rosario Tumino; Graziella Frasca; Valeria Pala; Amalia Mattiello; Paolo Chiodini; Licia Iacoviello; Amalia De Curtis; Salvatore Panico; Vittorio Krogh

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0128891

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Metabolic Syndrome and Breast Cancer Risk: A Case-Cohort Study Nested in a Multicentre Italian Cohort

Claudia Agnoli,

Affiliation Epidemiology and Prevention Unit, Fondazione IRCCS - Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Sara Grioni,

Affiliation Epidemiology and Prevention Unit, Fondazione IRCCS - Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Sabina Sieri ,

* E-mail: sabina.sieri@istitutotumori.mi.it

Affiliation Epidemiology and Prevention Unit, Fondazione IRCCS - Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Carlotta Sacerdote,

Affiliations Human Genetics Foundation, Turin, Italy, Piemonte Centre for Cancer Prevention, Turin, Italy
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Fulvio Ricceri,

Affiliations Human Genetics Foundation, Turin, Italy, Piemonte Centre for Cancer Prevention, Turin, Italy
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Rosario Tumino,

Affiliation Cancer Registry, ASP 7 Ragusa, Italy
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Graziella Frasca,

Affiliation Cancer Registry, ASP 7 Ragusa, Italy
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Valeria Pala,

Affiliation Epidemiology and Prevention Unit, Fondazione IRCCS - Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Amalia Mattiello,

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Paolo Chiodini,

Affiliation Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Licia Iacoviello,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular and Nutritional Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and prevention, IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy
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Amalia De Curtis,

Affiliation Laboratory of Molecular and Nutritional Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and prevention, IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy
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Salvatore Panico ,

¶‡ These authors are joint Principal Investigators on this work.

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Vittorio Krogh

¶‡ These authors are joint Principal Investigators on this work.

Affiliation Epidemiology and Prevention Unit, Fondazione IRCCS - Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Metabolic Syndrome and Breast Cancer Risk: A Case-Cohort Study Nested in a Multicentre Italian Cohort

Claudia Agnoli,
Sara Grioni,
Sabina Sieri,
Carlotta Sacerdote,
Fulvio Ricceri,
Rosario Tumino,
Graziella Frasca,
Valeria Pala,
Amalia Mattiello,
Paolo Chiodini

Published: June 1, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0128891

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