Branched-Chain Amino Acids and Risk of Breast Cancer.
Oana A ZeleznikRaji BalasubramanianYumeng RenDeirdre K TobiasBernard A RosnerCheng PengAlaina M BeverLisa FruehSarah JeanfavreJulian Avila-PachecoAndrew T ChanSamia MoraFrank B HuA Heather EliassenPublished in: JNCI cancer spectrum (2021)
No statistically significant associations between BCAA levels and breast cancer risk were consistent across NHS and WHS or NHSII and WHS. Elevated circulating BCAA levels were associated with lower breast cancer risk among predominantly premenopausal NHSII women and higher risk among postmenopausal women in NHS but not in the WHS. Additional studies are needed to understand this complex relationship.