Mafalda Soares

Mrs. Mafalda Soares

Health Center Research Center - University of Beira Interior
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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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19 November 2019 in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
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Micaela AlmeidaMicaela Almeida
Micaela Almeida
Mafalda SoaresMafalda Soares
Mafalda Soares
ARAna Cristina Ramalhinho
Ana Cristina Ramalhinho
JMJosé Fonseca Moutinho
José Fonseca Moutinho
LGLuiza Granadeiro
Luiza Granadeiro
LPLuísa Pereira
Luísa Pereira

2 April 2019 in Molecular Biology Reports
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Micaela AlmeidaMicaela Almeida
Micaela Almeida
Mafalda SoaresMafalda Soares
Mafalda Soares
ARAna Cristina Ramalhinho
Ana Cristina Ramalhinho
JMJosé Fonseca Moutinho
José Fonseca Moutinho
LGLuiza Granadeiro
Luiza Granadeiro


27 January 2021 in Pharmaceuticals
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Micaela AlmeidaMicaela Almeida
Micaela Almeida
Mafalda SoaresMafalda Soares
Mafalda Soares
JFJosé Fonseca-Moutinho
José Fonseca-Moutinho
ARAna Cristina Ramalhinho
Ana Cristina Ramalhinho
LGLuiza Granadeiro
Luiza Granadeiro
Estrogen metabolism plays an important role in tumor initiation and development. Lifetime exposure to high estrogens levels and deregulation of enzymes involved in estrogen biosynthetic and metabolic pathway are considered risk factors for breast cancer. The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of mutations acquisition during the lifetime in low penetrance genes that codify enzymes responsible for estrogen detoxification. Genotype analysis of GSTM1 and GSTT1 null polymorphisms, CYP1B1 Val432Leu and MTHFR C677T polymorphisms was performed in 157 samples of women with hormone-dependent breast cancer and correlated with the age at diagnosis. The majority of patients with GSTT1 null genotype and with both GSTM1 and GSTT1 null genotypes were 50 years old or more at the diagnosis (p-value = 0.021 and 0.018, respectively). Older women with GSTM1 null genotype were also carriers of the CYP1B1Val allele (p-value = 0.012). As well, GSTT1 null and CYP1B1Val genotypes were correlated with diagnosis at later ages (p-value = 0.022). Similar results were found associating MTHFR C677T and GSTT1 null polymorphism (p-value = 0.034). Our results suggest that estrogen metabolic pathway polymorphisms constitute a factor to be considered simultaneously with models for breast cancer risk assessment.