Functional Effects Of Polymorphic Variation Of The Aromatase (CYP19) Gene On Enzyme Activity:relationship To Disease
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$237,708.00
Summary
After menopause, oestrogen synthesis changes from an ovarian to an adipose source by concersion of androgens to estrogens, a process catalyzed by aromatase, the product of the CYP19 gene. We will generate mutants of the CYP19 gene that we have previously found in humans by site-directed mutagenesis and observe the effects of these mutants on aromatase function. This research will help with diagnosis and treatment of breast and other cancers and osteoporosis in humans .
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