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Vitamin D receptor genotype and breast cancer in Latinas (United States).
Cancer causes & control : CCC - 1 Jan 2000
Ingles S A, Garcia D G, Wang W, Nieters A, Henderson B E, Kolonel L N, Haile R W, Coetzee G A
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OBJECTIVE: Polymorphism in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene has been associated with variation in bone mineral density and with prostate cancer risk. The purpose of this study was to determine whether polymorphism in the VDR gene may also influence breast cancer risk. METHODS: Polymorphisms in the 5' and 3' ends of the VDR gene were genotyped for 143 Latina women with breast cancer and 300 cohort controls....
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